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riversedge

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Wed Oct 9, 2019, 04:19 PM Oct 2019

Trump making major push to turn Minnesota red in 2020. State Dems say they 'can't keep up.' [View all]

Source: twincities.com






President Donald Trump greets supporters after speaking during a campaign rally at the Amsoil Arena on June 20, 2018 in Duluth, Minn. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)


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It’s the biggest push any Republican presidential candidate has made to win Minnesota in recent memory. That reality has energized state Republicans — and spooked Democrats.

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Trump and Vice President Mike Pence will rally together at Target Center on Thursday night, and Pence will make a stop in Lakeville earlier in the day. Second Lady Karen Pence and the president’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, also appeared at a “Women for Trump” panel discussion at Union Depot in St. Paul on Wednesday night.

Campaign staff and national Republican officials have been here since the beginning of the summer. Trump Victory has trained more than 1,000 Minnesotans to volunteer their time to get the word out to Republican voters. One of those training sessions was held Monday night in Anoka, where several dozen residents were educated inside a banquet room at the Greenhaven Golf Course.

Minnesota DFL Chairman Ken Martin said he has never seen such a concerted Republican effort this early. The DFL Party launched a #MoneyBlizzard fundraising blitz this week in response to the president’s visit, warning supporters that the Trump campaign is “staffing up in Minnesota in ways we’ve never seen before, and frankly we just can’t keep up.”..................

Read more: https://www.twincities.com/2019/10/09/trump-making-major-push-to-turn-minnesota-red-in-2020-state-dems-say-they-cant-keep-up/



good grief. i can not imagine MN going red --then again I could not imagine WI going red in 2016.
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Minnesota is not turning. Iliyah Oct 2019 #1
check out the history of going from hand marked hand counted paper ballots in WI to voting machines diva77 Oct 2019 #2
With the actions of Trump reported daily in the press snowybirdie Oct 2019 #3
With all the dumbshit stuff he has done, they still yuiyoshida Oct 2019 #4
Any state smart enough to make MF45 pay UP FRONT isn't everever going red. ancianita Oct 2019 #5
DID he end up paying up front though or did they let him come anyway? hlthe2b Oct 2019 #6
Looks like the city will end up footing the security bill......per this article. riversedge Oct 2019 #7
What what?? ancianita Oct 2019 #9
Minneapolis should find a different company to run Target Field then when the current contract ends 47of74 Oct 2019 #13
the city of Minneapolis will end up footing the bill. see article below riversedge Oct 2019 #8
There ought to be a loophole somewhere in the city's liability. They can put an injunction through ancianita Oct 2019 #10
Women for Trump keithbvadu2 Oct 2019 #11
Kavanaugh's entire SC staff is female. crazytown Oct 2019 #31
Dumpster has a -11 approval in MN per Morning Consult onetexan Oct 2019 #12
Good gracious jayschool2013 Oct 2019 #24
Think of it this way. ananda Oct 2019 #14
Then keep the local police away. Let Secret Service handle it all by themselves. LiberalFighter Oct 2019 #15
I plan to make a MAJOR PUSH to start game 1 for the Yankees on Saturday. Bleacher Creature Oct 2019 #16
fake news. nt yaesu Oct 2019 #17
For the record, I don't think Wisconsin DID go red in 2016 DFW Oct 2019 #18
+1 Lulu KC Oct 2019 #20
+1 dalton99a Oct 2019 #23
"For the record, I don't think Wisconsin DID go red in 2016." LenaBaby61 Oct 2019 #28
Minnesota should demand payment before he enters Linda Ed Oct 2019 #19
It's unwise to assume that the election depends on BlueWI Oct 2019 #21
Right, Chump, and I'm Dwayne Johnson. Initech Oct 2019 #22
K and R for exposure...no text.. Stuart G Oct 2019 #25
Bravado! Newest Reality Oct 2019 #26
WI was turned by rightwing billionaires sharedvalues Oct 2019 #27
*long loud farting noise* truthisfreedom Oct 2019 #29
any state with a majority euro population... cntrfthrs Oct 2019 #30
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