First-time voters say rent and costs drove them to the polls


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More than 728,000 early votes are already in as many first-time voters say costs, inequality, immigration and education are driving them to the polls.

On Saturday morning in St. Paul, voting lines stretched out the door. 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS reporter Harrison Klopp spoke with first-time voters in St. Paul and at the University of Minnesota about what matters to them.

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“I wanted to come out and vote because I want to make change,” said Jayden Kinsel.

Kinsel, an 18-year-old from St. Paul, said affordability is one of his biggest concern...

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