The Daily Digest: FLOTUS GOTV edition
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In Minnesota
First Lady Michelle Obama rallied Democrats at a get out the vote rally in Minneapolis. (MPR News)
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike McFadden has urged the repeal of the Affordable Care Act and its replacement with a series of state-based reforms. But experts say much of what McFadden proposes has been tried before and left millions of Americans without health insurance. (MPR News)
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A look at GOP gubernatorial candidate Jeff Johnson's time as the sole Republican on the Hennepin County Board. (MinnPost)
The PoliGraph examines some of Johnson's numbers on state spending. (MPR News)
The minor party candidates for governor may have a long shot to the Governor's Office but they've also trying to raise the visibility of their issues. (MPR News)
National Democrats are putting another $1 million into defending their seats in the 7th and 8th Congressional Districts. (National Journal)
In the 7th District, the DFL says Republican candidate Torrey Westrom took advantage of per diem payments and expense reimbursements while serving in the legislature. (Star Tribune)
The 6th District candidates for Congress debated on Tuesday, with DFLer Joe Perske attacking Republican Tom Emmer for being "divisive." (AP via MPR News)
National Politics
Both parties are banking on early voters this election. (NPR)
Despite being outraised by Democratic super PACs all year long, the top conservative groups played to a draw in September and are in a strong position to continue matching — and possibly surpassing — their rivals leading up to Election Day. (Politico)
Energy and environmental issues are becoming popular fodder for political ads this year. (New York Times)
Anti-war Democrats, including 8th District Rep. Rick Nolan, appear to have weathered attacks on them by the GOP for their opposition to airstrikes against ISIS. (Politico)
RIP Ben Bradlee, the editor of the Washington Post during the Watergate investigation. (Washington Post)