Wisconsin-Minnesota Primaries Test Democrats

Upper Midwest primaries expose Democrats’ divide between progressives and establishment candidates.

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Democrats face their next big fight between moderates and the left

Wisconsin’s Roller Coaster of a Democratic Primary Race for Governor Crashes to an End

New Dem Talking Point on the DSA Emerges, and Francesca Hong Just Demonstrated Why It Won't Work

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Progressive Democrats Francesca Hong in Wisconsin’s governor primary and Peggy Flanagan in Minnesota’s U.S. Senate primary are making final pushes before Tuesday’s votes, extending the party’s fight between its left and establishment wings. Hong, a Madison state lawmaker and democratic socialist, has become the front-runner after Gov. Tony Evers declined to seek a third term. In Minnesota, Flanagan, the DFL-endorsed lieutenant governor, faces Rep. Angie Craig for the open seat created by Sen. Tina Smith’s retirement, with immigration and state fraud allegations shaping the race.

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