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Minnesota candidates go all out in Election Eve blitz
The DFL incumbent rolled through the metro on a bus tour Monday, while his GOP challenger drew a crowd of supporters near Delano.
MINNEAPOLIS — Gov. Tim Walz and the man who wants to replace him, Dr. Scott Jensen, made their final pitches to the party faithful on the eve of the 2022 Midterm Election, both saying they’ve given it all they’ve got.
That was quite apparent with Walz, who had clearly lost most of his voice when he took the stage at a mini rally in Brooklyn Park Monday, just one stop on the DFL Party’s bus tour featuring the full slate of statewide candidates.
“To see you out here, to see this coalition that’s put together, this group of folks who think that Minnesota is for everyone, welcoming, inclusive, innovative and looking towards the future, it warms our heart,” Walz told the crowd.
“It’s not just coach-speak. We’re leaving it all on the field! Thirty hours. Thirty hours to control our own destiny. Thirty hours to keep Minnesota a shining beacon of progress in the upper Midwest!”
Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, Attorney General Keith Ellison, Secretary of State Steve Simon, State Auditor Julie Blaha, U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, and House Speaker Melissa Hortman were among those on the stage urging people to get their friends, family and neighbors to the polls.
Republican Scott Jensen, a longtime physician in Chaska, spent Monday afternoon closer to home. But Monday night he drew a huge crowd to the Rustique Barn, an event center five miles west of Delano.
He said it’s up to Millennials and Gen-Z Republicans to push back against the restrictions enacted by Gov. Walz during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“It’s you who are gonna stand up. You are going to say, ‘I’m taking back my rights! I’m taking back the power! You don’t get to do this to me! You are not going to lock our kids out, you are not going to lock our parents and grandparents in, you are not going to lock our businesses down!’ You have to be the ones that say we’re not doing it anymore!”
Jensen accused Gov. Walz of undercutting police by endorsing Rep. Ilhan Omar after she had called for the Minneapolis Police Department to be dismantled following the murder of George Floyd. Walz opposed the unsuccessful Minneapolis Ballot Question 2, which would’ve replaced the MPD under the control of the mayor with a new public safety department controlled by the Minneapolis City Council.
Jensen also hit on a familiar theme from the campaign trail, that public school curriculum shouldn’t include topics on race and gender that parents would oppose.
“There is a new normal bubbling up. We’re not standing for it. You will not talk to our second graders about their choice of gender! You will not tell us about critical race theory!”
Earlier, Jensen told KARE 11 he has put everything he can into the campaign, referencing a quote from George Bernard Shaw, who once wrote, “I want to be thoroughly used up before I die.”
As Jensen put it, “We have not let any gas remain in the engine. We spent it all. There is no gas in the tank. Everything we could do, we did.”
Walz appealed to the crowd to think of the four unwritten words he believes are on the ballot.
“I would add that these are on the ballot – decency, civility, kindness and compassion!” Walz declared.
“Let’s make sure our democracy stays intact, let’s make sure we allow and trust women to make their own healthcare decisions, let’s continue to invest in our children, and let’s move forward addressing our toughest challenges, like climate change.”
Jensen has called for using some taxpayer dollars for scholarships to private schools. Running mate Matt Birk, who founded a Catholic school, said he wouldn’t benefit financially from such a change because the costs of running a private school will always outstrip the revenue from tuition.
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“Although it was chaotic, there was some of that chaos that might sway some people to another side,” Jake Slack, a senior at the University of St. Thomas, said.
MINNEAPOLIS — Tuning out politics with just weeks until an election can admittedly be difficult, but if you thought young voters weren’t paying attention – think again.
“I actually did watch the whole thing with some of my roommates,” Peter Kapsner, a junior at the University of St. Thomas who leans towards former President Donald Trump, said. “I thought it was really good debate. Both candidates had good game plans that they stuck to.”
“I just feel like it was much more of a debate than what we saw last time,” Deya Ahmed, a sophomore at the U of M, said.
Many we spoke with said they watched parts or the entirety of the debate.
“I think what really needed to be done was to bring excitement to voting, which I don’t think happened during the debate, especially for the youth vote,” Drue Bower, a first-year grad student at the U of M, said.
No matter who we spoke with, students on every side of the political aisle told us they were watching, forming new opinions, or deepening their connection to thoughts they already had.
“I do think I’m going to end up voting for Kamala when the election comes around,” Gavan Townsend, a third-year student at the U, said.
“I would say I’m more towards the right,” Yaphet Gg, a third-year student at the U of M, said. “I think he’s generally doing a good job of trying to attack Kamala for his base,”
That also includes voters who may have fallen more into the undecided camp.
“I was kind of leaning more towards Trump, but this kind of has me thinking a little bit more about, like, how level-headed the Harris campaign is,” U of M freshman Chase Ben-Avraham said.
What could sway young voters, they say – Taylor Swift’s endorsement of the Harris/Walz campaign, though not all agree.
“If Trump starts attacking her, they’re going to react and go, ‘Okay, this is it, I’m voting,'” Henry Kopp, a sophomore at the U, said.
“If you’re a Hulk Hogan, Harrison Butker or Kid Rock fan, you know, you’re probably already leaning right,” Benjaman Lindeen, a fourth-year student at the U of M, said. “If you’re, you know, really swayed by what Steve Kerr or Stephen Curry or Taylor Swift say, you’re probably already voting left. So I think from even a statistic standpoint, it’s probably marginal at best.”
With young voters paying close attention, they say you should do the same.
“Although it was chaotic, there was some of that chaos that might sway some people to another side,” Jake Slack, a senior at St. Thomas, said.
Synchronize your watches! The award-winning best new musical sets its destination to the Orpheum.
MINNEAPOLIS — You don’t need to build a flux capacitator to travel back in time and relive an ’80s phenomenon.
“Back to the Future the Musical,” which won the 2022 Olivier Award for Best New Musical, is coming to the historic Orpheum Theatre in downtown Minneapolis at the beginning of fall.
The London’s West End and Broadway show is based on the 1985 blockbuster film that spawned two sequels: “Back to the Future Part II” in 1989 and “Back to the Future Part III” in 1990. All three films combined grossed nearly a billion dollars.
The award-winning musical stars Caden Brauch as Marty McFly, Don Stephenson as Doc Brown and Ethan Rogers as Biff Tannen.
“Back to the Future the Musical” officially premiered at the Manchester Opera House on March 11, 2020. It then had a huge run at London’s West End beginning in 2021 and hit Broadway in August of 2023.
The musical is directed by Tony Award-winner John Rando with original music by multi-Grammy-winners Alan Silvestri (“Avengers: Endgame”) and Glen Ballard (Michael Jackson’s “Man in the Mirror”), alongside songs from the movie including “The Power of Love,” “Johnny B. Goode” and “Back in Time.”
“Back to the Future the Musical” will play at the Orpheum from Tuesday, Sept. 10 to Sunday, Sept. 22.
Tickets, which start at $50, will go on sale at HennepinTheatreTrust.org on Friday, June 14, 2024, at 10 a.m.
The production contains flashing lights, strobe effects, pyrotechnics and is recommended for ages 6 and up.
Its run time is 2 hours and 35 minutes and includes one intermission.
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Marina Dougall, 36, was last seen in Minneapolis in September of last year but wasn’t reported missing until May 2024.
ANOKA COUNTY, Minn. — The Anoka County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to help find a missing Anoka County woman who they believe is without critical medication.
Marina Dougall, 36, was last seen in Minneapolis in September of last year but wasn’t reported missing until May 2024. Police said her family hasn’t heard from her since she was last seen.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension released a statement Wednesday, saying Dougall was known to frequent the Franklin Avenue North area of Minneapolis as well as places throughout Anoka County and across the Twin Cities metro. Investigators said she may have been in the area of Burnett County, Wisconsin last September, before being dropped off at the Norwoood Inn in Roseville.
MISSING: Investigators believe Marina Dougall may have been in the in the Burnett County, Wisconsin, area Sept. 20-22, 2023, and then dropped off at the Norwood Inn in Roseville. Anyone with information on Marina Dougall’s whereabouts is urged to call 911. pic.twitter.com/HhfAeFGiJZ
— Minnesota BCA (@MnDPS_BCA) September 11, 2024
The BCA said Dougall has a medical condition that requires medication, and that she also has a history of mental health and substance abuse issues.
Dougall is described as 5’9 and 140 pounds, with brown hair and green eyes. She also has a chipped front tooth, flower tattoos on her right hand and left shoulder, a snowflake tattoo on her right abdomen and a large tattoo on her back.
The BCA added Dougall was born in Russia and speaks with a slight accent.
If you’ve seen Dougall or know any information about her whereabouts, you’re urged to call 911 or contact the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office at 763-324-5209.
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