Trump’s immigration crackdown looms over Minnesota’s bruising Senate primary
Craig’s past immigration votes have become a liability as outside groups spend millions and Flanagan uses the issue to paint her as too cautious on Trump.
- On Tuesday, Minnesota Democratic Senate voters choose between Rep Angie Craig and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan in a primary defined by internal party divides over immigration enforcement policy.
- Immigration enforcement at the Whipple building in Minneapolis intensified scrutiny of Craig's early 2025 vote for the Laken Riley Act, which Flanagan highlights as a central liability in the race.
- Through July 22, Craig's campaign spent $9 million compared with $5.5 million for Flanagan, while endorsements like Gwen Walz's underscore the party's internal tension over Craig's legislative record.
- "I regret my vote," Craig wrote regarding the Laken Riley Act, yet Minneapolis resident Bryce Bohne said the decision cost her his support permanently.
- Having flipped a Republican-held seat in 2018, Craig has overcome millions in attack ads every two years, a record of resilience now tested by internal Democratic opposition.
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Here’s where Democratic Senate candidates Angie Craig and Peggy Flanagan diverge on the issues
If you tune out the main lines of attacks between Rep. Angie Craig and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan — fraud, the Laken Riley Act or corporate campaign dollars — both candidates running in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate agree…
Immigration and fraud at the ballot box
My two most favorite subjects. From today’s Minneapolis Star Tribune, Immigration, fraud shape high-stakes Democratic Senate primary in Minnesota. As I keep mentioning, tomorrow is the primary election here in Minnesota. On the Democratic side, the contest for the state’s open U.S. Senate seat pits the state’s “progressive” Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan against the allegedly moderate suburban congresswoman Rep. Angie Craig. The Star Tribune repor…
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