Politics Friday: Republican candidate for governor, Phillip Parrish and former U.S. AG Eric Holder

First up: The race to be Minnesota's next governor is in full swing. Delegates to the state's political conventions will meet in early June—the Republicans in Duluth, the DFLers in Rochester—to endorse a candidate. In advance of those conventions, we're talking with the leading candidates. Today: Republican Phillip Parrish, a Navy reservist, outlines his controversial views on Islam.

We fact-checked some of Parrish's claims on the May 18 edition of Politics Friday. Naaima Khan of the Islamic Resource Group joined the program along with reporter Laura Yuen.

Then: Former President Barack Obama and former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder are behind a group called the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, which has focused its efforts on the redrawing of political districts after the 2020 Census. The group is getting involved in elections nationwide, including here in Minnesota. Eric Holder joins the program to talk about it.

And finally:MPR reporters Tim Pugmire and Brian Bakst join the program for a look back at a busy week at the Minnesota Capitol.

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