Minnesota candidates crisscross state as Election Day nears

Minnesota candidates are spending the final weekend on bus tours across the state as they push to turn supporter energy into votes before Election Day.

With the midterm elections three days away, both DFL and Republican candidates made stops Saturday in cities across Minnesota. 

DFL candidates stopped in St. Cloud, Fergus Falls, Moorhead and White Earth, while Republicans visited Owatonna, Rochester, Winona and Hastings.

For candidates running for statewide office, the final weekend before Election Day is filled with bus tours and rallies.

We asked University of Minnesota, political science professor Kathryn Pearson if road trips like these help sway voters towards another candidate.

“Well, these road shows are not changing anyone’s mind about who to vote for, but they are trying to mobilize supporters,” she explained.

DFL candidates also held an outdoor rally in Rochester....