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We’re expecting a different campaign season this year, with social distancing both a barrier to traditional campaigning and an issue in itself: How much social distancing and other restrictions does the government have over its citizens?

So we were interested to see the endorsements made by the two major parties for Minnesota State Senate District 11, which includes Carlton County.

Both incumbents received their parties’ endorsement: Sen. Jason Rarick, the Republican from Pine City has represented Carlton County in the Senate since he won a special election about a year ago to replace T...