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High Five! Digging Deep into District 8: Mining

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MN's Congressional District 8 is one of the most watched, close-margined in the country.  Check Five Thirty Eight for up to date polling.

In this first installment of our District 8 discussion Chuck Marohn gives us the views of the Republican candidate for District 8 Pete Stauber and Aaron Brown gives us the DFL candidate Joe Radinovich's take as well as Independent candidate Skip Sandman.  This race They take a look at WHY the candidates have put forward these takes on mining in particular - what it means to voters - and what the strategy might be. 

Heidi Holtan is KAXE's Director of Content and Public Affairs where she manages producers and is the local host of Morning Edition from NPR. Heidi is a regional correspondent for WDSE/WRPT's Duluth Public Television’s Almanac North.