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Prepared to sit out election over war abroad, a young Minnesota voter finds her way back into the fold
As the Democratic presidential ticket changed, a young voter came around to supporting it despite her frustrations with U.S. policy toward war in the Middle East.
Battle to shore up bases remains as Election Day nears
MPR News politics editor Brian Bakst and his guest talks about deadly conflicts in the Middle East and how those have factored into domestic politics. Plus, we follow up with two Generation Z voters about how they’re approaching the election.
Minnesota’s ‘uncommitted’ voters go into election unsatisfied over lack of cease-fire, conflicted over Harris
Minnesota sent the most “uncommitted” delegates to the Democratic National Convention in protest of President Joe Biden’s stance toward Israeli’s military actions in Gaza. Now, with current Vice President Kamala Harris atop the ticket but tied to the prior administration’s policies, those voters face hard choices at the ballot box.
The presidential campaigns have made over 200 visits but speak to just a fraction of American voters
The nation's unique Electoral College system for electing a president, which replaces the popular vote, puts disproportionate voting power in the hands of a relative few states.
In battleground states, it's not just about winning — but also losing by less
In a state where every vote matters, both Democratic and Republican campaigns are not only trying to win in counties where they’re strongest, they’re also trying to lose by less.