Trump making major push to turn Minnesota red in 2020. State Dems say they 'can't keep up.'

[riversedge]

Source: twincities.com






President Donald Trump greets supporters after speaking during a campaign rally at the Amsoil Arena on June 20, 2018 in Duluth, Minn. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)


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It’s the biggest push any Republican presidential candidate has made to win Minnesota in recent memory. That reality has energized state Republicans — and spooked Democrats.

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Trump and Vice President Mike Pence will rally together at Target Center on Thursday night, and Pence will make a stop in Lakeville earlier in the day. Second Lady Karen Pence and the president’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, also appeared at a “Women for Trump” panel discussion at Union Depot in St. Paul on Wednesday night.

Campaign staff and national Republican officials have been here since the beginning of the summer. Trump Victory has trained more than 1,000 Minnesotans to volunteer their time to get the word out to Republican voters. One of those training sessions was held Monday night in Anoka, where several dozen residents were educated inside a banquet room at the Greenhaven Golf Course.

Minnesota DFL Chairman Ken Martin said he has never seen such a concerted Republican effort this early. The DFL Party launched a #MoneyBlizzard fundraising blitz this week in response to the president’s visit, warning supporters that the Trump campaign is “staffing up in Minnesota in ways we’ve never seen before, and frankly we just can’t keep up.”..................

Read more: https://www.twincities.com/2019/10/09/trump-making-major-push-to-turn-minnesota-red-in-2020-state-dems-say-they-cant-keep-up/

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good grief. i can not imagine MN going red --then again I could not imagine WI going red in 2016.

[Iliyah]

1. Minnesota is not turning.

[diva77]

2. check out the history of going from hand marked hand counted paper ballots in WI to voting machines

and see if it parallels the change from blue to red

[snowybirdie]

3. With the actions of Trump reported daily in the press

Minnesotans are too smart and well educated to fall for his crap!

[yuiyoshida]

4. With all the dumbshit stuff he has done, they still

want to vote for him? WTF, they don't keep up with the news and politics?

[ancianita]

5. Any state smart enough to make MF45 pay UP FRONT isn't everever going red.

[hlthe2b]

6. DID he end up paying up front though or did they let him come anyway?

[riversedge]

7. Looks like the city will end up footing the security bill......per this article.

Handful Of Trump Supporters Protest At Mayor Jacob Frey’s Office Ahead Of Minneapolis Rally



https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2019/10/09/handful-of-trump-supporters-protest-at-mayor-jacob-freys-office-ahead-of-minneapolis-rally/
October 9, 2019 at 12:56 pm



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RELATED: The High Cost Of Campaign Rallies

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On Tuesday, Frey and Trump threw barbed tweets at each other, with the president accusing the mayor of trying to “price out free speech” and calling him a “lightweight” politician.

“Yawn,” Frey responded. “Welcome to Minneapolis where we pay our bills, we govern with integrity, and we love all our neighbors.”

The feud stemmed from a push by the city to make the Trump campaign pay $530,000 upfront for security costs for extra officers at the Target Center rally. But AEG, the company that runs Target Center, declined to pass the bill onto the Trump campaign.

As it stands Wednesday, the city looks to foot the security bill, although Frey says he’ll seek reimbursement for the city.

Meanwhile at Target Center, the Trump campaign has begun to set up for Thursday’s rally. The event is expected to draw thousands of supporters, as well as protesters, to downtown Minneapolis.

RELATED: Traffic Guide: Closures, Detours Expected For Trump Visit

Minnesota has often been in Trump’s Twitter feed in recent months, particularly as he’s taken aim at Rep. Ilhan Omar, projecting her and other congresswomen of color as the new face of Democratic politics that he stands against.

Several times, the president has predicted that he’ll win Minnesota in 2020. In the last election, he narrowly lost the state to Hillary Clinton.

[ancianita]

9. What what??

[47of74]

13. Minneapolis should find a different company to run Target Field then when the current contract ends

And tell AEG to fuck off.

[riversedge]

8. the city of Minneapolis will end up footing the bill. see article below

[ancianita]

10. There ought to be a loophole somewhere in the city's liability. They can put an injunction through

a court based on the argument that they can't afford the extra cost of police, security, etc. and that the campaign should at least share the burden with an up front good faith payment.

[keithbvadu2]

11. Women for Trump

[crazytown]

31. Kavanaugh's entire SC staff is female.

[onetexan]

12. Dumpster has a -11 approval in MN per Morning Consult

Last edited Wed Oct 9, 2019, 07:21 PM - Edit history (1)

https://morningconsult.com/tracking-trump-2/

[jayschool2013]

24. Good gracious

Trump's now underwater in Nebraska, Montana, Utah, Arizona, North Carolina, Florida and Virginia, among others. That can change, but WOW.

[ananda]

14. Think of it this way.

Let him waste his time and resources there.

[LiberalFighter]

15. Then keep the local police away. Let Secret Service handle it all by themselves.

[Bleacher Creature]

16. I plan to make a MAJOR PUSH to start game 1 for the Yankees on Saturday.

I suspect that I'll have as much success as the Trump campaign.

[yaesu]

17. fake news. nt

[DFW]

18. For the record, I don't think Wisconsin DID go red in 2016

I think there is a difference in what votes were cast and what votes were reported as having been cast.

[Lulu KC]

20. +1

[dalton99a]

23. +1

[LenaBaby61]

28. "For the record, I don't think Wisconsin DID go red in 2016."

Same feeling here


Hell, neither did Michigan, PA., and several other states that 'appear' to have been 'messed' with.

[Linda Ed]

19. Minnesota should demand payment before he enters

In city after city, across the nation, Trump has failed to pay local officials who provide thousands of dollars’ worth of security assistance to the president’s campaign rallies.

In total, at least 10 cities have complained that the campaign has not reimbursed them for services provided by local police and fire departments, totaling more than $840,000, according to a study by the Center for Public Integrity in June.” via Politico

Thing is,,he brags about how much money he has raised yet won't pay his bills!! It's how he operated as a CEO and put people out of business...DEMAND HE PAY FOR POLICE AND FIRE BEFORE HE ENTERS YOUR STATE...

[BlueWI]

21. It's unwise to assume that the election depends on

just WI, MN, PA. More states need to be fought for to expand or at least maintain the map.

[Initech]

22. Right, Chump, and I'm Dwayne Johnson.

[Stuart G]

25. K and R for exposure...no text..

[Newest Reality]

26. Bravado!

Preaching to the choir. Pep, pep, pep! Rallying for the boss. Political propaganda for sure.

That seems to be a very biased, gung-ho piece filled with optimism and projections and rhetorical stumping. Get those dunderheads trained!!! Wow, 1000! Get that word out! He's not a traitor/crook/despot, etc.

Republicans say they see favorable shifts toward Trump in Minnesota. The Trump campaign is staffing up, registering voters and training volunteers to help close the gap.

Republicans say? Well, there you go. It's funny, actually. We know how it goes when they say something. Really now, they hallucinate favorable shifts, all things considered? Yeah, I am so worried about that. Comedy.

[sharedvalues]

27. WI was turned by rightwing billionaires

The Bradley foundation
And rightwing radio

These are the things we need to protect against

[truthisfreedom]

29. *long loud farting noise*

[cntrfthrs]

30. any state with a majority euro population...

can go red...and that means all 50 states except maybe Hawaii...