Overview
- Both parties spent the final weekend before the Nov. 3 midterms running statewide bus tours and rallies to boost turnout rather than to persuade undecided voters.
- Democratic events centered on a St. Paul get-out-the-vote rally that featured Amy Klobuchar, Peggy Flanagan, Keith Ellison and Pete Buttigieg urging supporters to make voting plans.
- Republican stops included a Rochester bus stop with Lisa Demuth, Michele Tafoya, Ron Schutz and Brad Finstad delivering direct appeals for voter contact and turnout.
- A SurveyUSA poll reported by KSTP showed Klobuchar leading Demuth by 12 points and Flanagan ahead of Tafoya by seven points, a single-outlet snapshot cited by local coverage.
- University of Minnesota and Hamline political scientists said the road shows are built to mobilize existing supporters, and with record early voting the level of turnout will likely determine which party controls the Minnesota House and Senate.