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Tim Walz's wife endorses Angie Craig for Senate as outgoing governor stays mum
Tim Walz has not yet endorsed in the race, as he heads for the exit following the fraud scandal gripping his administration. Flanagan, who has also been engulfed in putting out the fire of the Minnesota fraud scandal, has also distanced herself from the outgoing governor who picked her as his running mate in 2017, telling Kare11 she has a “good relationship” with Tim Walz but saying that “it’s been important for me to step out on my own” during the Senate campaign. The two have reportedly had friction dating back to 2024.
While Flanagan has touted a more progressive agenda, backed by the likes of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Craig has stuck to her bipartisan record and to fighting the Trump administration’s agenda. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and much of the Democratic establishment have backed Craig.
As the Cook Political Report, which rates the race a “Likely D,” puts it: “National Republicans would much rather face the progressive Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan — whom they can more easily link to the state’s expansive fraud scandal – than centrist Rep. Angie Craig.”
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The Minnesota primaries are set for Aug. 11, with polls bouncing back and forth between Craig and Flanagan.
On the GOP side, sports broadcaster Michele Tafoya is leading in primary polling. The state has voted Democratic in the last three presidential elections.