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
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Event Primary election day
Voters in Minnesota and Wisconsin will vote in their respective Democratic primaries on Tuesday.
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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.
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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.
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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