Angie Craig abandons Democratic party endorsement in Senate bid, looks straight to primary

By: Max Nesterak

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: May 27, 2026

Words: 601

Last Updated: 1 month, 4 weeks ago

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Calling the process unrepresentative and undemocratic, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig announced on Wednesday she won’t seek the Democratic-Farmer-Labor endorsement at the party convention this weekend in Rochester and will instead take her pitch directly to voters in the August primary.

The announcement is an admission that Craig doesn’t have support from enough party activists to mount a serious challenge in the endorsement process to Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, whose campaign boasted on Wednesday she was …

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