Election Coverage from MPR

Adding up John McCain's fundraising

By law, a law co-sponsored by presidential candidate John McCain, the most you can give a presidential candidate this year is $4,600. But by partnering with the Republican Party, McCain is able to ask Minnesotans to give as much as $50,000 at a fundraiser in Minneapolis on Thursday. (06/19/2008)

John McCain to hold town hall in St. Paul

From Polinaut blog: U.S. Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign today announced that McCain will participate in his second 2008 presidential town hall meeting in St. Paul on Thursday, June 19th, at 7 p.m. (06/18/2008)

Parsing through presidential politics

Norm Ornstein, leading political analyst and co-author of "The Broken Branch: How Congress is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track," joins Midday to discuss Congress and presidential politics. (Midday, 06/18/2008)

New poll shows Coleman on top

Pollsters found in a Senate race between Republican Norm Coleman and DFLer Al Franken, Coleman would win 52 percent to 40 percent. (06/17/2008)

Protest groups seek to avoid 2004 Boston DNC problems

Republicans aren't alone in facing protests during their national convention. Protesters in Colorado have sued Denver over protest routes during the Democratic National Convention in August. (06/17/2008)

Franken favors Iraq withdrawal in TV ad

DFL U.S. Senate candidate Al Franken is calling for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq in his latest TV ad. (06/16/2008)

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