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Aug 14, 2024 | mprnews.org | Cathy Wurzer |Brian Bakst |Aleesa Kuznetsov |Alanna Elder |Ellen Finn |Cj Younger | +3 more

We break down the primary results and what they mean for November. Three U.S. House races were closely watched. We hear from Congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Michelle Fischbach who both fended off primary challenges. The match up is set in Minnesota’s most competitive U.S. House district. We talk to Republican Joe Teirab who will be facing Democratic Congresswoman Angie Craig.

Aug 14, 2024 | mprnews.org | Cathy Wurzer |Brian Bakst |Cj Younger |Aleesa Kuznetsov

The stage is now set for November‘s general election, including three closely watched races for U.S. House. Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar survived a primary rematch from former Minneapolis city council member Don Samuels. She won by 13 percent, a much larger margin than her 2022 win of 2 percent. At a campaign party in Minneapolis, Omar’s supporters cheered and hugged when the news was announced.

Aug 7, 2024 | mprnews.org | Cathy Wurzer |Cj Younger

The decision to tap Gov. Tim Walz was one that surprised many across the country. MPR News host Cathy Wurzer took a deeper dive into that choice with Chris Devine, a political science professor at the University of Dayton Ohio and the co-author of the book “Do Running Mates Matter?”They talked about how much the choice will actually affect Democratic chances at winning the election this November. Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation.

Aug 6, 2024 | mprnews.org | Cathy Wurzer |Ellen Finn |Cj Younger |Alanna Elder

Minnesota Now had back to back coverage of a historic day in Minnesota. From a name unknown for most of the country to number two on the ticket, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has catapulted to become candidate for Vice President with Kamala Harris. His quick rise to fame started only 14 days ago with that line. But his career spans much farther than that. We went all the way back to his teaching days in Mankato and talked to former students.

Aug 5, 2024 | mprnews.org | Cj Younger |Cathy Wurzer

Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. It’s that time of year again — Minnesota Fringe Festival is taking over local theaters. Here’s a little history for you. Fringe fests like this one started in Edinburgh back in 1947, when several theater groups who hadn’t been invited to the Edinburgh International Festival set up shop on the ‘fringe’ and performed anyways.