Progressive Peggy Flanagan sweeps Minnesota Senate primary in race defined by anti-ICE anger

Minnesota's lieutenant governor Peggy Flanagan won the Democratic primary for US Senate, defeating congresswoman Angie Craig in a race centered on immigration policy. The Guardian reports that Flanagan's victory is part of an anti-establishment wave in Democratic primaries where progressive candidates are prevailing over moderates, driven by voter response to the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in January.

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