Catch up on MinnPost’s election coverage
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This is it. Election week is here.
We know readers’ time and attention is limited, and we also know many of you have had your fill of political news. Maybe you’re looking forward to the end of election season.
While national coverage of rallies, polls and celebrity endorsements will be over soon, the in-depth policy coverage and political analysis MinnPost has been offering readers will continue well after Tuesday’s election.
I’m here to encourage you to get up to speed on what’s at stake in this election for Minnesota. Why? Because it means you’ll be equipped to participate in discussions with friends, neighbors and coworkers about what the results of this election mean for your state. A new president, changes in which party controls Congress and, of course, changes in Minnesota’s state government could all have profound effects on people’s lives.
Our newsroom appreciates readers taking the time to become informed on these issues. As the hours tick down until the vote tallying begins, here are some highlights of MinnPost’s election coverage you shouldn’t miss. If you’re looking for more, you can find a comprehensive, chronological list of links to our election coverage here.
Overview
A new governor? A dismantled trifecta? Here’s what’s at stake in Minnesota this election (This story covers presidential, congressional, legislative and Minnesota Supreme Court races along with the environment statewide ballot question and key ballot initiatives in Minneapolis and St. Paul.)
Election process
- Election 2024 voting timeline and key dates in Minnesota explained
- A White House winner on Election Day? Don’t count on it
- How Itasca County caught vote allegedly cast by a Minnesota woman for her dead mother
- Minnesota law on voting misinformation survives legal challenge
Presidential race
- As Walz stumps for votes in rural America, his old congressional district holds him at arm’s length
- Walz on front lines in effort to win over ‘persuadable men’
- Minnesota farmers weigh Harris and Trump on ag policy as candidates compete for rural votes
- ‘Outside agitator’ narrative by Walz, community leaders was wrong but helped quell 2020 George Floyd protests
- Dispatch from Michigan: Parallels from a Midwestern neighbor as Minnesota readies for Nov. 5
- Gwen Walz, cool headed and active political spouse, campaigns to the wire
- ‘Garbage’ dispute overshadows final pitches by Harris, Trump campaigns
- Star Tribune’s non-endorsement in presidential race opens paper to scrutiny
- As Nov. 5 nears, Minnesota polling indicates ‘ideologically consistent’ electorate
- How therapists are helping marginalized communities cope when identity politics flood the airwaves
- Poll: Harris, Trump remain in tight race in Minnesota as finish line nears
- A debate-fueled spike in September fundraising as Harris outraised Trump in Minnesota
- Hello Walz: An A to Z assessment of the congressman, governor and VP candidate from Minnesota
State government and Legislature
- These 16 Races to Watch could determine Minnesota House control
- Will abortion rights supporters propel Minnesota DFL candidates to victory?
- Campaign spending not even close between DFL, GOP in race to control Minnesota House
- Why two state House races in central Minnesota are being closely watched
- Despite potential to disrupt DFL’s trifecta, lone Minnesota Senate race has flown under the radar
- Analysis shows DFL legislative candidates suffer more from ‘ballot roll-off’ in presidential years
- Inside the decades-long political shift of the Iron Range
- The Minnesota DFL’s massive, behind-the-scenes political fundraising network explained
- Stepping out of Tim Walz’s shadow, Peggy Flanagan is poised to make history
Congress
- 2024 campaign finance dashboard for Minnesota congressional races
- Crypto industry spending big on Craig’s reelection campaign
- A ‘double flip’ on election night would upend the political clout of Minnesota lawmakers
- Craig, Teirab trade debate jabs in Minnesota’s hottest congressional race
- Minnesota GOP steps up attacks on state voting law
- A quiet ‘Minnesota nice’ contest for a coveted open congressional seat in a year of ‘bare-knuckled’ politics
- Stauber-Schultz rematch in Minnesota’s 8th has tightened, but is it in play?
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