The Sunday Take

After breaking down the elections results last week, Blois digs a bit into what initiatives could be brought up in next year's legislative session.  Then, our host dives into the issue of mining in Northern Minnesota.  He gets reaction to the issue from Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. CEO Lourenco Goncalves and author Jim L. Bowyer.

Blois goes through the impact of the Midterm results, inviting new State Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson and Speaker of the State House Melissa Hortman to give perspectives from their sides of the political aisle.

Blois takes a few moments to break down the anatomy of a "Wave" election.  After that, he sits down with the following guests:

Wall Street Journal reporter John McCormick describes the issues and Senate races that are having an impact on this cycle.

Former WCCO news reporter and current TPT Almanac co-host Eric Eskola dives into the statewide races that we need to watch come election night.

This week, Blois takes the show to ask questions of Dr. Scott Jensen, the challenger for MN Governor.  They discuss Jensen's campaign, his potential Cabinet, and what he does to wind down.

Blois gives us his five most important items to look out for going in the November 8th election.  Then, he welcomes the following guests:

• Sen. Amy Klobuchar gives us the reasoning behind the Electoral Count Act and the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act.
• Twin Cities Public Television reporter Mary Lahammer describes a new reflection regarding the recent controversial comments surrounding diversity on the University of Minnesota-Morris campus.

Blois hones his focus on the Twin Cities suburbs this week.  After going through some of the numbers to give some indication of where the midterms could go, he welcomes the following guests to the program:

• Kathleen Fowke discusses her candidacy for the State Senate in District 45, including the issues she believes are top of mind for the voters.
• State Senator Steve Cwodzinski (District 48) talks about some of the hot button topics voters are focusing on this election cycle.

Blois moderates a debate between Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District candidates Democratic candidate Rep. Dean Phillips and Republican candidate Tom Weiler.

Blois Olson hosts an extended debate between incumbent MN Secretary of State Steve Simon and challenger Kim Crockett.  Topics covered include: election security, voter confidence in the election process, and ways to improve the process.

After Blois offers up his take of the week, he chats with the following guests:

• MN Congressman and NRCC chair Tom Emmer gives us an update on how he believes the Midterm elections will go in just over 5 weeks from today.
• American Strategies chief executive officer Joe Goode explains his job as a political pollster and explains whether these types of polls should be trusted by the electorate-at-large.

Blois takes a few minutes to offer his thoughts on the fraud charges brought against the Feeding Our Future non-profit.  He also seeks the advice of the following guests:

• Bill Glahn, Adjunct Policy Fellow from the Center for the American Experiment
• Former WCCO-TV political reporter and analyst Pat Kessler