Politics & Government
Donald Trump, Joe Biden Set To Visit Minnesota Friday
Both Democrats and Republics are making Minnesota a national priority this fall.
DULUTH, MN — President Donald Trump and Joe Biden are both set to travel to Minnesota Friday. The Democratic presidential nominee will tour a union training center and deliver remarks, according to his campaign.
It's Biden's first trip to the state since his campaign started.
Trump will visit Bemidji Friday. It's his sixth trip since becoming president, and second visit within the month.
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Minnesota Democrats currently fill all statewide offices, including both Senate seats, the attorney general and the governorship. Republicans are hoping to make gains in the state this fall.
"Team Trump is truly going for a win here so they must have internals that show the race closer than, say, in Michigan," Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party operative Jeff Blodgett recently told the Minnesota Reformer.
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"Nationally, people falsely assume MN is in the bag."
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