Election Coverage from MPR

St. Paul scrambles to fill storefronts before convention

With downtown retail hurting, St. Paul is enticing merchants to set up temporary shops, at least for the week of the convention. (06/27/2008)

Coleman favors more domestic oil drilling

Republican Sen. Norm Coleman is calling for more drilling and exploration in the U.S. to boost oil production. (06/27/2008)

Some voters favor both Obama and Coleman

Why do a sizable number of Minnesota voters appear ready to vote for Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Norm Coleman? (06/27/2008)

New poll shows Obama, Coleman have big leads in Minnesota

A new poll shows Democrat Barack Obama leading Republican John McCain by 17 percentage points in Minnesota. The poll also shows that despite Obama's popularity, DFL Senate candidate Al Franken trails Republican incumbent Norm Coleman. (06/26/2008)

Independence Party backs Dem in Minn.'s 6th Dist.

Democrat Elwyn Tinklenberg has picked up a key endorsement in his bid to unseat Republican Michele Bachmann in Minnesota's 6th Congressional District. (06/21/2008)

Pawlenty says he's not being vetted to be McCain's VP

Gov. Tim Pawlenty said he did not talk about the possibility of being McCain's running mate during Sen. John McCain's Thursday visit to the Twin Cities. (06/20/2008)

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