Trump and Biden, duel from a distance in Minnesota

Two candidates in the same state: US President Donald Trump and his Democratic opponent Joe Biden both campaign on Friday in Minnesota.

The tenant of the White House will deliver an outdoor speech in the evening at an airport in the city of Bemidji. The former vice-president of Barack Obama will speak in the middle of the afternoon from Duluth.

In 2016, Hillary Clinton won by a short head in this border state with Canada.According to the latest Morning Consult poll, Joe Biden has a slight lead (48% against 44%) over Donald Trump.

The trip of the two septuagenarian candidates coincides with the start of early voting in this state, either in person or by mail. According to an ABC / Washington Post poll, nearly 40% of residents in the state plan to vote before November 3. Voting before the election date has long been in effect in many states. But the trend should noticeably increase this year: due to the Covid-19 epidemic, many states are indeed offering more flexibility to those who do not want to physically go to the polls on D-Day.

Democratic Governor of Minnesota Tim Walz called on the two campaign teams to abide by rules in the state to slow the spread of Covid-19.

Joe Biden has hardened his tone in recent days and intensified his criticism of Donald Trump’s management of the pandemic. “This president should resign“, He launched Thursday evening. Deploring his handling of the health crisis which has claimed nearly 200,000 lives in the United States and plagued the world’s largest economy, he referred to the words of the American billionaire, who told journalist Bob Woodward, to have deliberately decided to “minimizeThe pandemic. “He knew it and he didn’t do anything. It’s almost criminal“, Accused Joe Biden.

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