'One day more': A final look at races in Minnesota

Brian McClung, former director of communication for Tim Pawlenty, and Katharine Tinucci, former campaign manager for Gov. Mark Dayton, analyzed races from the top of the ticket to the bottom.

Host Tom Weber also opened the phone lines to hear from voters and their experiences on the last day of early voting.

Below are excerpts of the conversation on key topics. To listen to the entire conversation, select the audio player above.

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On Trump's chances of winning in Minnesota

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is much closer in the polls than Republican candidate Mitt Romney was in 2012. Plus, Trump has a very enthusiastic support base.

"The enthusiasm in the DFL party, nationally, was for Bernie Sanders," said McClung. "The candidate on the Republican side, who excited people, had new people coming out was Donald Trump and he won the nomination."

However, McClung said he doesn't think he will close the gap because the Republican ground work isn't what it should be in Minnesota. There, the DFL has the upper hand.

"It comes down to the enthusiasm versus planning."

Tinucci agreed. Trump is appealing to people who might not be regular voters, but isn't following through.

"We've not seen any real evidence that the Trump campaign or even the state Republican party has been able to turn any level of enthusiasms into actual votes," said Tinucci.

Trump has pulled in people who are outsiders, that don't usually voter and "aren't part of the system."

"But tweeting about Donald Trump is a lot different than turning out to vote," said Tinucci. "Hillary Clinton's campaign has done the work in Minnesota."

On the 2nd District congressional race

Minnesota is home to three of most competitive congressional races in the country.

The 8th District and 3rd District are both being watched nationally, with incumbents going up against strong challengers. With the retirement of congressman John Kline, the 2nd District is an open seat.

McClung said that Kline "was out-performing the Republican index" in a very Democratic district, where he won by a large margin in 2012.

"When he decided to retire that became one of the top races in the country. I think it's going to be extremely close," said McClung

McClung said neither candidate has been able to step out of the shadow of the presidential candidates.

"I live in the 2nd Congressional District. I don't really feel like I've gotten to know or heard from either from these two candidates," said McClung.

"That is a swing district," said Tinucci, which is why it's being watched so closely.

President Barack Obama won that district in 2012 by 226 votes.

"I expect with the population shifts we've seen, even with the last presidential election, I expect it's become even more DFL friendly," Tinucci said.

Tinucci went on to say that Trump might be detrimental to GOP congressional candidate Jason Lewis' campaign.

"I think this is one district where we will see the Trump effect in full force," said Tinucci.