Upper Midwest returns to being a hotbed of moderation in Wisconsin, Minnesota primaries
Some encouraging blows for common sense were struck by primary voters to our north on Tuesday, on both sides of the aisle. But those looking for compelling evidence that uber-lefty politics won’t play in the Upper Midwest outside of gentrified urban neighborhoods and college towns won’t find it in Francesca Hong’s narrow defeat for the Democratic nomination for Wisconsin governor. The jury…
Primary voters in the Upper Midwest delivered a moderate message on Tuesday, with encouraging results from Wisconsin and Minnesota. However, those searching for proof that far-left policies won't thrive in the region beyond the urban centers and college towns will be disappointed. Francesca Hong's narrow loss in Wisconsin's Democratic gubernatorial primary serves as a case in point. The outcome in Michigan and Wisconsin, following the democratic socialist victories in New York City's U.S. House races, remains inconclusive.
In Minnesota, MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, who spread some of the most outlandish election-denying claims associated with the MAGA movement, faced a decisive defeat in his quest for the state's Republican gubernatorial nomination. His loss to House Speaker Lisa Demuth, despite receiving the endorsement of President Donald Trump, marks another instance where the Republican Party appears to be loosening its grip on the influence of Trump's support.
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