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Party chairs prepare for the caucuses

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Carey and Melendez
State Republican Party chair Ron Carey and his DFL counterpart Brian Melendez hold a news conference on Tuesday to promote Minnesota's February 5 caucus.
MPR Photo/Tim Pugmire

DFL and Republican party supporters around Minnesota are all preparing for their precinct caucuses tonight.

And without a clear leader on either side of the presidential race, many are expecting larger than normal turnouts by 7:00.

A lot of the caucus attendees are expected to be first-timers. So, to find out more about tonight's caucuses we'll speak with the DFL and Republican party chairs.

Brian Melendez with the DFL and Ron Carey, Chair of the Republican Party of Minnesota, spoke with Tom Crann.

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Carey and Melendez
State Republican Party chair Ron Carey and his DFL counterpart Brian Melendez hold a news conference on Tuesday to promote Minnesota's February 5 caucus.
MPR Photo/Tim Pugmire