Trump campaign eyes Minnesota prize as Biden slips in polls

Published September 2, 2020 10:36am ET



President Trump’s on firmer footing to flip Minnesota for the first time in almost half a century as political ground in the state shifts after George Floyd’s death this summer.

Trump’s campaign bragged Tuesday about forcing Democratic 2020 presidential nominee Joe Biden’s team to adopt a defensive posture in Minnesota. The state hasn’t supported a Republican White House hopeful since Richard Nixon in 1972, the longest blue streak in the country.

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