2026-08-11T10:07:13.546Z / 路透社
内容摘要
- 获特朗普背书的迈克·林德尔称，其知名度与筹款能力能让他在明尼苏达州获得跨党派支持
- 弗朗西斯卡·洪有望成为威斯康星州首位民主社会主义州长
- 路透社/益普索民调显示，自由派民主党人优先支持提高企业税、保障堕胎权和推行全民医保
8月11日（路透社）——周二举行的明尼苏达州和威斯康星州州长初选，出现了两位处于各自政党意识形态极端立场的候选人。前MyPillow首席执行官、2020年大选阴谋论鼓吹者迈克·林德尔正在争夺明尼苏达州共和党州长提名，而民主社会主义者弗朗西斯卡·洪则正在角逐威斯康星州民主党州长提名。
两人都将在11月的中期选举中对阵更为传统的候选人，并会给各自政党带来 electability（当选可能性）争议。
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此次选举预计将检验近期推动左翼民主党人登上政党候选人榜首的进步派势力，同时也将检验美国总统唐纳德·特朗普的背书是否仍像往届选举那样对共和党人具有影响力。
明尼苏达州共和党人考量特朗普对林德尔的背书
明尼苏达州共有七名共和党人参选，有望在11月对阵民主党可能推出的州长候选人、参议员艾米·克洛布查尔。民主党方面也有七名候选人，克洛布查尔已于5月获得该州民主党-农民-劳工党提名。
林德尔是共和党候选人中知名度最高的人物之一，他长期追随特朗普，且坚信2020年总统大选被窃取的毫无根据的说法。明尼苏达州众议院议长丽莎·德穆特和商人肯德尔·夸尔斯也是热门候选人。
今年对明尼苏达州共和党来说可能举步维艰：该党顶尖候选人之一、律师克里斯·马德尔于1月退出竞选，此前“地铁突袭行动”——即当月早些时候在明尼阿波利斯开展的移民驱逐行动，导致两名美国公民抗议者死亡——引发了后续风波。
“我无法支持全国共和党人 stated retribution（宣称的报复）针对本州公民，我也不能再自认是会做出这种事的政党成员，”马德尔在X平台发布的视频中说道，“全国共和党人已经让共和党人几乎不可能在明尼苏达州赢得全州选举。”
但林德尔在接受路透社采访时表示，他能够争取到民主党选民的支持。“我相信我是唯一能获胜的候选人。我不仅有知名度，还能筹集最多的资金，也能开展最出色的宣传活动，”林德尔于8月初辞去MyPillow首席执行官一职，全身心投入竞选。
林德尔于5月获得特朗普的背书，当时特朗普在Truth Social平台上写道：“迈克将会表现得非常出色！！！他真心热爱明尼苏达州，我也是，他想让明尼苏达州从被遗忘和蒙羞的状态中恢复过来。他能做到！”
威斯康星州：民主社会主义者对阵党内宠儿
在威斯康星州民主党初选中，弗朗西斯卡·洪有望成为威斯康星州首位民主社会主义州长，多项民调显示她领先于州长托尼·埃弗斯支持的候选人、密尔沃基县行政长官大卫·克劳利。
洪近期因旧推文重新浮出水面遭到批评，其中包括2020年11月的一条帖子，当时威斯康星州正处于新冠疫情浪潮高峰期，她写道：“请不要为这个殖民者的节日聚会”，还有一条推文称“取消感恩节，本该在1621年就这么做”。
在近期的采访中，洪收回了这些言论，称作为一名厨师，她对感恩节有着美好的回忆，但感恩节对许多人来说是一个痛苦的时刻。在另一次采访中，她表示并不想取消感恩节。
洪没有回应采访请求。
洪的左翼政策目标包括废除移民海关执法局（ICE）、暂停数据中心建设一年，以及对亿万富翁和企业增税，这些政策在民主党选民中越来越受欢迎。
近期的路透社/益普索民调显示，民主党选民希望本党候选人进一步向左靠拢。超过七成的自由派民主党人认为，本党候选人支持“提高企业和亿万富翁税（76%）、扩大堕胎权（72%）和全民政府医保（71%）”是“必不可少的”。
但与本月早些时候赢得密歇根州参议院初选的另一位左翼人士阿卜杜勒·埃尔赛义德不同，洪没有获得进步派重量级人物、佛蒙特州独立参议员伯尼·桑德斯和纽约民主党众议员亚历山德里亚·奥卡西奥-科特兹的背书。
明尼苏达州民主党参议院角逐
明尼苏达州民主党参议院提名的候选人包括左翼立场的副州长佩吉·弗拉纳根，她于2018年与州长蒂姆·瓦尔茨搭档当选，以及2019年就职的众议员安吉·克雷格，后者被视为较为温和的候选人，有时会与共和党人投票一致。
这些候选人正在争夺民主党参议员蒂娜·史密斯空出的席位，史密斯于2025年2月宣布退休。
克雷格是明尼苏达州民主党人中唯一投票支持《莱肯·赖利法案》的议员，该法案赋予移民海关执法局更广泛的权力，可拘留被指控犯有某些罪行的移民。她随后在3月为《明尼苏达明星论坛报》撰写的专栏文章中表示，对自己的投票感到后悔。
弗拉纳根曾表示，移民海关执法局已失控，必须予以解散。
蕾妮·希克曼报道；迈克尔·勒姆蒙与林肯·费斯特编辑
In Upper Midwest primaries, a test of progressive energy and Trump’s influence
2026-08-11T10:07:13.546Z / Reuters
Summary
- Trump-backed Mike Lindell says his name recognition and fundraising give him crossover appeal in Minnesota
- Francesca Hong is looking to become the first Democratic Socialist governor of Wisconsin
- Reuters/Ipsos poll shows liberal Democrats prioritizing higher corporate taxes, abortion access and universal care
Aug 11 (Reuters) – Minnesota and Wisconsin’s gubernatorial primaries on Tuesday feature two candidates situated at the far end of their parties’ ideological spectrums. Former MyPillow CEO and 2020 conspiracy promoter Mike Lindell is running for the Republican nomination in Minnesota and Democratic socialist Francesca Hong is seeking the Democratic nomination in Wisconsin.
Both would face off against more conventional candidates in November’s mid-terms and create electability questions for their respective parties.
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The race is expected to test the progressive energy that has recently propelled left-wing Democrats to the top of their tickets, while also indicating whether the endorsement of U.S. President Donald Trump still holds the sway over Republicans it has in previous elections.
MINNESOTA REPUBLICANS WEIGH TRUMP’S ENDORSEMENT OF LINDELL
Seven Minnesota Republicans are vying to face off against likely Democratic gubernatorial nominee Senator Amy Klobuchar in November. Seven Democrats are also running, with Klobuchar receiving the state’s Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party nomination in May.
Lindell is among the most visible of those Republicans, an enduring Trump ally and proponent of the baseless idea that the 2020 presidential election was stolen. Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives Lisa Demuth and businessman Kendall Qualls are also top hopefuls.
This year could be a tough one for the Minnesota GOP, with one of its top contenders, lawyer Chris Madel, dropping out of the race in January, in the aftermath of “Operation Metro Surge,” the immigration deportation campaign in Minneapolis that led to the deaths of two American citizen protesters earlier that month.
“I cannot support the national Republican’s stated retribution on the citizens of our state nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so,” Madel said in a video posted on X. “The national Republicans have made it nearly impossible for a Republican to win a statewide election in Minnesota.”
But Lindell told Reuters in an interview that he could win over Democratic voters. “I believe I’m the only candidate that can win. I not only have the name, but I can raise the most money and I can do the best marketing,” said Lindell, who stepped down as CEO of MyPillow in early August to devote himself full-time to his campaign.
Lindell received Trump’s endorsement in May, when the president wrote on Truth Social, “Mike will be SPECTACULAR!!! He truly loves Minnesota, as do I, and wants to bring it back from oblivion and embarrassment. He can do it!”
IN WISCONSIN, DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST FACES OFF AGAINST PARTY FAVORITE
In Wisconsin’s Democratic primary, Francesca Hong is looking to become the first democratic socialist governor of Wisconsin, and some polls show her leading Governor Tony Evers’ pick, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley.
Hong recently drew criticism for the reappearance of old tweets, including a November 2020 post, at the height of a COVID-19 wave in Wisconsin, in which she wrote, “Please DON’T gather for the colonizer holiday,” and another when she said, “Cancel Thanksgiving. Should have done this in 1621.”
In recent interviews, Hong has walked back those statements, saying that as a chef, she had fond memories of the Thanksgiving holiday, but that Thanksgiving was a time that is painful for many people. In another interview she said that she did not want to cancel Thanksgiving.
Hong did not respond to a request for an interview.
Hong’s left-leaning policy goals, including abolishing the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, a one-year moratorium on data centers and increased taxation of billionaires and corporations, may be growing in popularity among Democratic voters.
A recent Reuters/Ipsos poll shows Democratic voters want their party’s candidates to track further to the left. More than seven in 10 liberal Democrats say it’s “essential” for their party’s candidates to support increasing taxes on corporations and billionaires (76%), expanding access to abortion (72%) and universal government-provided health care (71%).
But unlike Abdul El-Sayed, another left-winger who captured the Michigan Senate primary earlier this month, Hong is running without the endorsements of progressive heavyweights, independent Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New York Democrat.
DEMS MINNESOTA SENATE MATCHUP
Among the aspirants for Minnesota’s Democratic Senate nomination are left-leaning Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, who was elected on a ticket with Governor Tim Walz in 2018, and Representative Angie Craig, who took office in 2019 and is seen as a more moderate candidate who sometimes votes with Republicans.
The candidates are seeking the seat left open by Democratic Senator Tina Smith, who announced her retirement in February 2025.
Craig was the only Minnesota Democrat to vote for the Laken Riley Act, which gave ICE broader authority to detain immigrants charged with some crimes. She later wrote in a March op-ed for the Minnesota Star Tribune that she regretted her vote.
Flanagan has said ICE is out of control and must be dismantled.
Reporting by Renee Hickman; Editing by Michael Learmonth and Lincoln Feast.