The Daily Digest: Upset in the 8th?
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In Minnesota
A new poll shows 8th District DFL Rep. Rick Nolan trailing his Republican opponent by eight points. (KSTP)
Listen to a lengthy interview with DFL Sen. Al Franken. (MPR News)
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Franken is touting his opposition to the Supreme Court's recent decision that religious employers don't have to pay for contraceptive coverage. (Star Tribune)
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike McFadden says he believes the country is ill-prepared to handle an outbreak of the Ebola virus. (MPR News)
Have Republican critiques of the Affordable Care Act hit a wall in Minnesota and complicated the GOP’s chances of picking up a Senate seat? (Roll Call)
The Minnesota Chapter of the National Federation of Independent Businesses announced today it’s backing Republican Jeff Johnson’s campaign for governor. (MPR News)
Some analysis of the latest campaign finance numbers. (MPR News)
With high-profile races for governor and the U.S. Senate, the Minnesota secretary of state campaign isn't getting much attention. But it's the only general election ballot this year without an incumbent, and the major party candidates are delivering sharply different messages. (MPR News)
Absentee ballots are streaming to election offices across the state but very few of those early voters are new voters. More voters who have already had ballots counted come from Democratic areas than from Republican areas. (Star Tribune)
National Politics
A U.S. House committee held a hearing about the federal government's response to the Ebola virus. (New York Times)
Not surprisingly, a political blame game over the Ebola virus has become part of the midterm election debate. (NPR)
Men are still required to register for the draft, even though it hasn't existed for 40 years. And those who don't register can suffer lifelong consequences. (Washington Post)
Embracing the irony, a super PAC funded by big donors with the intention of reducing the influence of money in politics had a big fundraising quarter. (Politico)