Daily Digest: Trump’s on the ballot
Good morning, and welcome to Tuesday. Hillary Clinton's running mate Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia will be in Minnesota today for a fundraiser. It's not clear yet whether he'll do a public event. Let's check the Digest.
1. The Minnesota Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a DFL Party lawsuit challenging whether Donald Trump and Mike Pence should be on the Minnesota ballot. Democrats said Republicans used an improper procedure in selecting alternate electors and that should disqualify their candidate. The court didn't rule on the merits of the case but said essentially the challenge came too late. (MPR News)
2. And here's a handy guide to electors and the electoral college, just in case you were wondering what all the fuss was about. (Pioneer Press)
3. State officials have struck out in an attempt to attract more insurers to sell coverage through MNsure, especially in areas outside the Twin Cities. They had asked insurers to specify which laws and rules they would like waived in order to attract them to the online marketplace, but that wasn't enough incentive to get any companies interested. (Star Tribune)
4. Hillary Clinton said Monday she didn't think her pneumonia was "going to be that big a deal," and that's why she didn't make it public before her collapse on Sunday. She said she thought she could power through it. Clinton maintains that she's met a high standard of transparency, and said Donald Trump is not being held to the same standard. At the same time she said she would release more information on her medial records. (CNN)
5. As for Trump, he tried to turn Clinton's "baskets of deplorables" comment around on her by arguing that Clinton had shown contempt for voters and was running a “hate-filled and negative campaign.” Trump stayed away from talking about Clinton's health and tried to drive home the message that she was insulting the American people. (New York Times)
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