The Daily Digest: Will McFadden’s 97 percent attack stick?
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In Minnesota
Republican Mike McFadden and his party have seized on a big number in their efforts to boot Sen. Al Franken from office: 97 percent. (AP via WCCO)
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will campaign for Republican gubernatorial candidate Jeff Johnson in Minnesota next month. (MPR News)
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Minnesota 2020, a progressive think tank that DFL politician Matt Entenza founded seven years ago, is shutting its doors. (Star Tribune)
The Minnesota Professional Fire Fighters union announced that it is backing DFL Gov. Mark Dayton for another term. (MPR News)
National Politics
A top Senate Republican warns that the lame-duck Congress shouldn't vote to confirm whoever President Obama chooses to replace outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder. (Roll Call)
New public polls show Republicans well positioned in three of the key states that could decide control of the Senate. (Politico)
Secret Service Director Julia Pierson will face a grilling from the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday as questions mount about the agency’s ability to protect the first family. (The Hill)
Microsoft is entering the polling business. (New York Times)
Today is the last day for campaigns to raise money before an FEC reporting deadline. Your inbox is probably full of desperate-sounding emails because in an election where America’s political mood is dark, but the potential to raise money is bright, both sides are embracing a simple truth: Pessimism sells. (Politico)