Democrat primaries play out in Wisconsin, Minnesota ahead of Tuesday's election after Abdul El-Sayed's Michigan win
Progressive left candidates' recent victories in primaries have stoked fears of divisions ahead of the upcoming November mid-terms among the Democratic Party.
Progressive candidates in Wisconsin and Minnesota are intensifying their efforts as the Democratic primaries draw to a close ahead of the Tuesday election. This comes a week after Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan's competitive primary. Wisconsin's primary pits progressive candidate Francesca Hong against the state's former governor, Tony Evers, who is not running for re-election.
Evers has thrown his support behind Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, while Hong and other candidates continue their campaigns. Crowley and other establishment Democrats are relying on ads funded by the Republican Governors Association to bolster Hong's chances in the primary. In Minnesota, voters will choose between moderate U.S. Rep. Angie Craig and progressive Lt. Governor Penny Flanagan in a heated U.S. Senate race, following the recent aggressive immigration enforcement actions by the federal government in the state.
Craig is favored to win the primary, thanks to endorsements from her husband and the governor's wife, as well as strong financial backing.
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