Daily Digest for October 9, 2020 Posted at 7:45 a.m. by Michael Olson |
Good morning. đ§Tune in today at 11 a.m. On MPR News âPolitics Friday,â political editor Mike Mulcahy opens our series of eight 2020 congressional debates. 6th District incumbent Republican Rep. Tom Emmer and DFL-challenger Tawnja Zahradka.
Then, the 2nd District race that features incumbent DFL Rep. Angie Craig and Republican challenger Tyler Kistner. Whether the election for this seat will be held in November or February is in the hands of a judge.
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Ethics experts say Rep. Jim Hagedorn may have violated federal election law. "For at least seven years, GOP Rep. Jim Hagedorn appears to have enjoyed rent-free use of a campaign office supplied by a political donor â which would be a clear violation of federal election law that comes amid mounting scrutiny of his finances," Daniel Neuhauser reports for Politico . "In dozens of filings with the Federal Election Commission, as early as October 2013 and as recently as last month, Hagedorn has listed a basement suite in a downtown Mankato, Minn., building as his campaignâs headquarters: Suite 7 of the Brettâs Building at 11 Civic Center Plaza. But election spending records show Hagedorn has reported no payments for the use of that space over the course of the last four elections heâs run to represent Minnesotaâs 1st District in Congress, including his current race."
NPR electoral map: Biden lead widens again with less than a month to go At this point, Joe Biden leads nationally and in enough key swing states to reach 270 electoral votes. Still, President Donald Trump remains within striking distance in several important places.
KSTP: "Former Vice President Joe Biden remains in the lead to capture Minnesota's 10 electoral votes by a margin of 47% to 40%, according to our new KSTP/SurveyUSA poll conducted after the first debate and the president's diagnosis with COVID-19. The poll also shows 10% are undecided and 3% favor other candidates. The poll includes 929 "likely" voters across the state. The margin in favor of Biden is two points smaller than KSTP's poll a month ago, when he led Trump 49% to 40%.".
The KSTP survey showed a similar trend for the U.S. Senate race in Minnesota as well. Democratic incumbent Tina Smith continues to lead her challenger Republican Jason Lewis, but the gap is narrowing.
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