Minnesota primary is latest Democratic proxy fight and Lindell on ballot
Minnesota voters are heading to the polls for a U.S. Senate primary that highlights the ongoing ideological divide between moderate and progressive Democrats. The race also features high-profile Republican candidates, including Mike Lindell, as the party seeks to capitalize on local political scandals.
Why it matters
This primary serves as a bellwether for the Democratic Party's ability to balance progressive enthusiasm with the need to appeal to moderate swing voters in critical upcoming elections.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The factional fight gripping the Democratic Party goes to Minnesota on Tuesday, when voters will settle another moderate-versus-progressive U.S. Senate primary.
The race between centrist U.S. Rep. Angie Craig and progressive Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan is playing out in the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration surge, which led to the shooting death of two protesters by federal officers in Minneapolis and galvanized the president’s liberal opposition.
It will again take the temperature of Democratic primary voters a week after progressive Abdul El-Sayed won a bitter and divisive primary in Michigan that fired up the left and fueled anxiety among party leaders that Democrats will alienate moderate swing voters.
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