DLERS FLIPPED SEVERAL SEATS THIS MIDTERM ELECTION, HELPING THE PARTY TAKE CONTROL OF BOTH CHAMBERS IN THE LEGISLATURE AND ALL CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICES.

WITH US NOW TO DISCUSS WHAT'S AHEAD, DFL PARTY CHAIR RICHARD CARLBOM.

WAS IT MORE THAN TWO MILLION DOOR KNOCKS.

>> YEAH, 2.5 MILLION DOOR KNOCKS.

>> THIS IS WHERE E GO DOOR TO DOOR AND LISTEN TO VOTERS.

THEY TELL US THAT THE AFFORDABILITY CRISIS CAUSED BY IRAN, THE HIGH GAS PRICES, THE TARIFFS, THE HIGH GROCERY PRICES, THE CUTS TO HEALTH CARE AND THE BIG BILL WERE REALLY MAKING EVERYBODY ANXIOUS AND NERVOUS AND WHEN WE GO TO THE DOOR WE HEAR CONVERSATION WITH OUR CANDIDATES.

WHEN WE LISTEN TO VOTERS WE CAN LEARN ABOUT WHAT THEIR PRIORITIES ARE AND THEIR CANDIDATES CAN MEET THE PRIORITIES WITH PLANS.

>> WERE YOU SURPRISED THAT I.C.E.

EMOTIONS WERE STILL THIS HIGH?

WE WERE AT THE ALEX PRETTI MEMORIAL GETTING FOOTAGE AND PEOPLE WERE STILL PUTTING UP THEIR I VOTED THINGS DAYS LATER.

>> THEY STARTED TRAINING CONSTITUTIONAL OBSERVERS.

WE THOUGHT WE'LL DO ONE AND SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE SIGNED UP, AND IT FILLED IN 32 MINUTES.

WE ENDED P DOING 10.

WE TRAINED 10,000 CONSTITUTIONAL OBSERVERS.

FIRST OF ALL HAVING BEEN ORGANIZING IN HAD MINNESOTA FOR 22 YEARS, I HAVE NEVER SEEN THAT MUCH PASSION AND ENGAGEMENT SO QUICKLY.

THE OTHER THING THAT REALLY STRUCK ME WAS THEY DIDN'T GO AWAY.

THEY DIDN'T COME TO ONE TRAINING AND THEN POOF.

THEY STOOD UP THEIR NETWORKS, ENGAGE PEOPLE, CAME OUT TO THE RALLIES AND THE DOOR KNOCKS AND THEY TAY ENGAGED.

>> THE I.C.E.

AGENTS FLIPPED AND BECAME A GET OUT THE VOTE MACHINE.

>> YEAH, THEY HAD THREE JOBS.

OUR POLL PROTECTORS.

THEY WERE TRAINED TODAY IF THERE WAS ANYTHING HAPPENING ON ELECTION DAY TO SHOW UP IN VESTS WITH THEIR WHISTLES AND CAMERAS.

REALLY RETRAINED REALLY RETRAIWE TRAINED THEM HO VOTE.

FROM YOUR COUCH WITH A MAIL IN BALLOT, VOTE EARLY, OR ON ELECTION DAY.

WE HAD THEM HELP EVERYBODY IN THEIR NETWORK MAKE A PLAN TO VOTE AND THAT WAS REALLY SUCCESSFUL.

>> I WONDER WHAT OU LEARNED FROM THE LAST REALLY BIG SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN YOU RAN?

WE ALL GOT TO KNOW YOU WHEN YOU RAN THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE MARRIAGE AMENDMENT THAT BANS SAME SEX MARRIAGE.

THAT WAS A GROUND OPERATION THAT PEOPLE DIDN'T SEE COMING.

WHAT DID YOU LEARN FROM THAT THAT YOU IMPLEMENTED THIS TIME?

>> START EARLY, RIGHT?

BOOTS ON THE GROUND ORGANIZERS ON THE GROUND IN JUNE OF 2025.

WE PLANNED TO DEPLOY THEM ON JUNE 16th, TWO DAYS AFTER MELISSA AND ARK HORTMAN WERE ASSASSINATED AND WE THOUGHT ALL DAY ON THE 15th ABOUT GOING ON THE 16th, AND WE REALIZED THAT'S EXACTLY HAT WE SHOULD DO.

WE HAVE TO LISTEN TO VOTERS AND MAKE SURE THEY FEEL HEARD.

WHEN I WAS ELECTED CHAIR THE NUMBER ONE THING I READ ABOUT THE 2024 ELECTION IS THAT VOTERS GENERALLY FELT LIKE POLITICIANS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS HAD STOPPING LISTENING.

WE STARTED FROM THE BEGINNING SAYING OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IS TO LISTEN TO VOTERS AND IF WE DO THAT WE CAN MEET EXPECTATIONS.

>> HOW DO YOU GET 89% OF THE VOTES OUT OF MINNEAPOLIS, IS THAT A RIGHT NUMBER?

>> IT'S A RIGHT NUMBER, WE WERE LOOKING AT SOME OF THE PRECINCTS, SOME THAT ARE HEAVILY HISPANIC AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN, SOME MOVED 25 TO 35 POINTS IN OUR DIRECTION IN MINNEAPOLIS.

THAT'S HOW IT HAPPENED.

METRO SURGE HE LOOKS LIKE HAVE -- WILL HAVE A LASTING IMPACT ON HOW MINNESOTANS VOTE FOR ELECTIONS TO COME.

>> DID THEY UNDER ESTIMATE THAT.

>> THEY CERTAINLY DID AND LISA DEMUTH WAS PRAISING CHRISTIE DEMUTH WAS PRAISING CHRIS CHRISTIE NOME AFTER THE SURGE.

AND THE NEXT DAY SHE WAS