Wisconsin, Minnesota primaries are next to feature progressive clash with Democratic establishment
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Progressive candidates for governor in Wisconsin and U.S. Senate in Minnesota are making their final pushes ahead of Tuesday’s election,…
As Wisconsin and Minnesota prepare to hold their Democratic primaries, progressive candidates are intensifying their efforts to challenge the Democratic establishment. This comes in the wake of progressive Democrat Abdul El-Sayed's narrow victory in Michigan's U.S. Senate primary. In Wisconsin, the primary features Democratic socialist Francesca Hong competing against Gov. Tony Evers' endorsed candidate, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, along with two other candidates, former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes and Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez.
Evers and the establishment Democrats are hoping to rally around Crowley, while Republicans are investing in Hong, believing her liberal policies will make her the ideal opponent for Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany in November. The chaotic primary has seen the withdrawal of Barnes and Rodriguez, with their absentee votes already cast and unable to be changed.
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