Progressives again scored a victory in Minnesota where Gov.Tim Walz’s second-in-command toppled an establishment-backed member of Congress.Lt.
Gov.Peggy Flanagan eked out a victory over Rep.
Angie Craig, D-Minn., on Tuesday, marking yet another battle won in the progressive proxy war to reshape the Democratic Party during this midterm election cycle.Flanagan, like other progressives in the hunt for a position of power in Congress, has honed her left-leaning bona fides by backing Medicare for all and pushing an end to military aid to Israel.REPUBLICANS GET THE DEMOCRAT THEY WANTED AS SOCIALIST ABDUL EL-SAYED WINS MICHIGAN SENATE PRIMARYPeggy Flanagan, Minnesota’s lieutenant governor and Senate hopeful, faced backlash over her progressive activism and outreach amid the state’s sprawling fraud controversy.(Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)She’s also vowed to go after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the wake of two deadly immigration enforcement-related shootings in Minnesota and used Craig’s support of legislation, like the Laken Riley Act, as a political cudgel to build a distinction between the two of them.Those positions have earned her the backing of progressive heavyweights like Sen.
Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Rep.Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and even Sen.
Tina Smith, D-Minn., whose decision to retire from the Senate opened up the contest. Notably, Sen.Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., who is running for governor, has not weighed in on the race so far. Craig, who was viewed as the safer, more moderate pick, had the backing of the Democratic old-guard, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.BIG MONEY PROPELS DEM MEGACHURCH PASTOR TO VICTORY IN LONGSHOT KANSAS SENATE BIDRepublicans are licking their chops, too, at Schumer getting handed another loss. "Morale among Chuck Schumer’s establishment is at an all-time low, and Bernie Sanders’ socialist flank is filling the gap with candidates like Peggy Flanagan and Abdul El-Sayed," Bernadette B...