WAE 10/22/2026

All right.

Well, we're getting through it.

We're getting through the tech.

We're getting through the election.

Two weeks to go, a little less than two weeks.

In fact, as we sit here today, we have T-minus about 12 days until the election's over.

And we're in debate season, folks.

We've had a couple of them already and two this week, at least among our aspirants for the Minnesota governor's office.

I know that at least one correspondent here was physically present for one of the debates.

And go ahead, Allison.

I was like out in the field reporting live back live from the Minnesota Chamber debate Monday morning at 9 a.m. 9 a.m. up at Madden's on Gull Lake in the Brainerd, beautiful Brainerd Lakes area.

And my God, it was a gorgeous day for an October debate in Brainerd.

Um, but it was well attended by folks from frankly across the state there are a lot of a lot of people from the metro that drove up for the debate, but I actually, I thought it was really good.

I did spend some time with Senator Klobuchar afterwards and And she I know she felt good, but I think both of them did a good job.

And, you know, I was thinking about when we recorded last week, which was last Friday, there had been zero gubernatorial debates.

And now six days later, recording on Thursday, we've had two.

And I don't know.

And, you know, we'll talk about.

Did we learn a ton of new things about the candidates? I mean, from our vantage point, probably not because we engage with both of them a lot.

But for the general public, I think it was really good to see them side by side and some actual policy discussions.

Well, and from I was not there, I did not see it, but read the accounts of it.

Policy agreements.

Policy agreements galore, it sounds like.

We both are going to crack down on fraud, of course.

We both would – I don't know that Speaker Damoth commented on it, but Senator Klobuchar noted she would not have pardoned a sex offender, which we've discussed on this show.