Trump, Biden vie for Minnesota | TheHill

President TrumpDonald John TrumpObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE and Democratic nominee Joe BidenJoe BidenSenate Republicans face tough decision on replacing Ginsburg What Senate Republicans have said about election-year Supreme Court vacancies Biden says Ginsburg successor should be picked by candidate who wins on Nov. 3 MORE are making separate pitches to voters in Minnesota, a reliably blue state that has emerged as an unusual battleground in the 2020 election.Both Trump and Biden traveled to Minnesota on Friday as early voting began in the state, where polls overall show the former vice president with an advantage over the incumbent president. “I will definitely say that history and mood would give Biden an edge,” Blois Olson, political communications strategist in Minnesota who authors a daily political newsletter.Still, the Trump campaign views Minnesota as perhaps the best opportunity to flip a state that the president lost in 2016. “The 2016 election was a big wakeup call for us and we’re running like we are 20 points behind even if the polls show we’re 20 points ahead.” Martin said that the Democrats have a field operation of a few hundred organizers, and have been relying fully on virtual contacts during the pandemic in order to engage voters before the election.Both campaigns have sent prominent surrogates to Minnesota in recent weeks; Jill Biden, the former vice president’s wife, and Donald Trump Jr., the president’s son, appeared in different parts of Minnesota on the same date earlier in September.