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Minnesota Democrats choose between moderate and progressive in Senate primary

A competitive U.S. Senate primary on Tuesday will pit moderate and progressive candidates against each other as Minnesota Democrats shape the party's identity before midterm elections.

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Minnesota Democrats will hold a competitive U.S. Senate primary on Tuesday featuring a face-off between moderate and progressive candidates. Wisconsin voters will simultaneously decide a gubernatorial primary featuring a similar clash between the party's establishment and progressive wings. These contests in key electoral battlegrounds may further define the Democratic Party's direction heading into the midterm elections.

  • Minnesota Democrats hold a competitive U.S. Senate primary on Tuesday featuring moderate vs. progressive candidates.
  • Wisconsin voters simultaneously decide a gubernatorial primary with a similar establishment vs. progressive dynamic.
  • Both races follow Abdul El-Sayed's progressive Democratic win in Michigan's Senate primary, signaling momentum for the progressive wing.
  • These battleground state primaries will help define the Democratic Party's direction before midterm elections.

How it unfolded

  1. Event Primary election day

    Voters in Minnesota and Wisconsin will vote in their respective Democratic primaries on Tuesday.

  2. Report AP previews Minnesota primary

    AP Decision Notes describes Minnesota's competitive U.S. Senate primary as a face-off between moderate and progressive candidates that could define the party's identity heading into midterm elections.

  3. Report AP previews Wisconsin primary

    AP reports on Wisconsin's gubernatorial primary featuring a clash between the party's establishment and progressive wings, coming after Abdul El-Sayed's progressive Democratic U.S. Senate primary win in Michigan.

  4. Event Senate candidates forum at Farmfest

    U.S. Rep. Angie Craig and Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan participated in a forum for U.S. Senate candidates in Morgan, Minnesota.

What people are saying verbatim

“Minnesota Democrats will decide a competitive U.S. Senate primary Tuesday in another face-off between moderate and progressive candidates that could define the party's identity heading into the midterm elections.”

AP · AP Decision Notes ↗ · Aug 9

“Fresh on the heels of Abdul El-Sayed's Democratic U.S. Senate primary win in Michigan, Wisconsin voters will decide another high-profile clash between the party's establishment and progressive wings in a gubernatorial primary on Tuesday.”

AP · AP Decision Notes ↗ · Aug 9