Rep. Angie Craig said she will forgo the DFL State Convention in her run for Minnesota's U.S. Senate seat.
Her opponent, Lt. Governor Peggy Flaganagan (sic), claims this comes as Rep. Craig faces an "insurmountable lead" with DFL delegates.
Rep. Craig pointed to "hardworking DFLers who don’t have the financial resources or time to participate outside of the August primary" as part of her announcement to forgo the party's endorsement process.
She also shared the following remarks:
"I’m a proud DFLer. Every letter has meaning to me … But the DFL endorsement process just doesn’t reflect the full scope of the party that we are. And the purple state that we have become. This is no ordinary moment. Donald Trump and Republicans are attacking Democracy itself, gutting the voting rights act, gerrymandering and threatening to interfere with elections… But the truth is the only way to stop them is by winning elections. The only way we save democracy is through democracy — where every voice is heard, not just a few."
How important is the DFL endorsement? Why, just ask Gov. Erin Murphy and Attorney General Matt Pelikan.
Oh wait.
Yes, the fact of the matter is the DFL endorsement has hardly been a crowning moment for candidates whenever there have been open statewide races. In 2010, Margaret Anderson Kelliher was the endorsed candidate for governor, only to be bested by Mark Dayton in a primary. Then in 2018, endorsees Murphy and Pelikan fell short in their primary battles against Tim Walz and Keith Ellison, respectively.
I don't really have a good feel how Craig will fare against Flanagan in this cycle's primary election, but the result will give us a good indication if Minnesota Democrat voters are indeed lurching more left than in previous years.
Getcha popcorn!
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