Politics Friday

Gov. Tim Walz has been living and working through the pandemic and the racial reckoning, just like most Minnesotans. Beyond the budget, emergency powers and policing, he’s also dealing with fires and drought. He joined host Mike Mulcahy to talk about the challenges of governing during a pandemic, social upheaval and climate change.

MPR News politics editor Mike Mulcahy hosts a special Politics Friday call-in show with Minnesota political observers and politicians.

Is there really such a thing as a "shy Trump voter"? Who is contacted to take part in pre-election polls? And are they reliable or not?

With voting disinformation swirling and recent court rulings confusing things further, Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon joined MPR News political editor Mike Mulcahy to answer listeners’ last-minute voting questions.

To wrap up the series of debates and interviews with the candidates in Minnesota’s eight congressional districts, MPR News political editor Mike Mulcahy hosts the last edition of “Politics Friday” before the Nov. 3 election.

The candidates for Congress in Minnesota’s 7th and 8th districts debated the major issues, on Politics Friday with host Mike Mulcahy.

The front-runners in Minnesota’s 1st and 3rd Congressional Districts took part in telephone debates on Politics Friday.

What’s being done to confront the coronavirus and stem the economic fallout from the pandemic are central to this year’s election campaigns. That was clear when the candidates in Minnesota’s 2nd and 6th Congressional Districts met in separate MPR News debates Friday.

Sen. Tina Smith and her Republican challenger Jason Lewis sparred over the coronavirus response, public safety, climate change and immigration Friday during a debate on MPR News. 

On Politics Friday, host Mike Mulcahy speaks with the legislative leaders of both parties about the major issues in the State Senate and House of Representatives races.