In tight Senate race, Peggy Flanagan can’t escape the f-word

By: Max Nesterak

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: July 28, 2026

Words: 1,819

Last Updated: 6 days, 6 hours ago

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Republicans have a one-word message for voters in 2026: fraud.

The fraud crisis in Minnesota’s social service programs is feeding Republican dreams of ending their 20-year losing streak in statewide races despite midterm headwinds for the party in the White House.

The attacks on Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan in her campaign for U.S. Senate are particularly sharp given her proximity to the slow-rolling wreck that upended the state’s Department of Human Services and was weaponized …

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