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明尼苏达州州长蒂姆·瓦尔兹的副州长佩吉·弗拉纳根获得伯尼·桑德斯和伊尔汉·奥马尔的支持
民主党参议院候选人呼吁“彻底解散移民海关执法局”
明尼苏达州民主党参议院候选人佩吉·弗拉纳根在一场竞选集会上公开支持“彻底解散移民海关执法局”。
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进步派再次在明尼苏达州取得胜利，州长蒂姆·瓦尔兹的副手击败了一名获得建制派支持的国会议员。
当地时间周二，副州长佩吉·弗拉纳根以微弱优势击败明尼苏达州民主党众议员安吉·克雷格，这是中期选举周期内进步派在重塑民主党这场代理战争中取得的又一场胜利。
与其他谋求国会权力职位的进步派人士一样，弗拉纳根通过支持“全民医保”和推动终止对以色列军事援助来强化自己的左翼立场。
共和党迎来了他们想要的民主党人：阿卜杜勒·埃尔赛义德赢得密歇根州参议院初选
明尼苏达州副州长、参议院候选人佩吉·弗拉纳根因进步主义激进活动和外联工作遭到反弹，恰逢该州爆发大规模欺诈争议。（曼德尔·恩根/法新社通过盖蒂图片社拍摄）
在明尼苏达州发生两起与移民执法相关的致命枪击事件后，她还誓言要打击移民海关执法局（ICE），并将克雷格支持《莱肯·赖利法案》等立法作为政治武器，以此凸显两人之间的分歧。
这些立场为她赢得了桑德斯（佛蒙特州独立参议员）、明尼苏达州民主党众议员伊尔汉·奥马尔，甚至明尼苏达州民主党参议员蒂娜·史密斯的重量级进步派人士支持——蒂娜·史密斯宣布退休参议员职位，为这场竞选腾出了空间。
值得注意的是，正在竞选州长的明尼苏达州民主党参议员艾米·克洛布查尔迄今尚未对这场竞选表态。
被视为更稳妥、更温和的人选的克雷格则获得了民主党老派人物的支持，其中包括参议院少数党领袖、纽约州民主党参议员查克·舒默。
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共和党人也对舒默再次遭遇失败而暗自得意。
“查克·舒默所在建制派的士气处于历史最低点，而伯尼·桑德斯的社会主义侧翼正在用佩吉·弗拉纳根和阿卜杜勒·埃尔赛义德这样的候选人填补空白，”全国共和党参议员委员会发言人伯娜黛特·布雷斯林告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。
这场竞选也吸引了大量资金。根据联邦选举委员会的 filings，克雷格在本届选举周期内筹集了近1300万美元，而弗拉纳根的筹款额略低于700万美元。
“佩吉·弗拉纳根致力于带来真正的变革，对抗大企业利益，”桑德斯周日在《面对全国》节目中表示，“超级政治行动委员会和亿万富翁们正涌入明尼苏达州砸钱是有原因的。密歇根州的情况也是如此。”
共和党人将弗拉纳根的参选与阿卜杜勒·埃尔赛义德博士相提并论。上周，埃尔赛义德同样以微弱优势击败了同样获得舒默支持的密歇根州民主党众议员黑利·史蒂文斯。
好战民主党人在参议院辩论中语出惊人，承诺将舒默赶下台
明尼苏达州民主党众议员安吉·克雷格于2026年2月20日在明尼苏达州圣保罗向媒体发表讲话。（大卫·伯丁/盖蒂图片社拍摄）
共和党人也针对她打造了现成的竞选信息：弗拉纳根作为瓦尔兹的副手，伴随明尼苏达州欺诈丑闻在广播和全国范围内蔓延。尽管该丑闻断送了瓦尔兹连任州长的前景，但迄今并未影响弗拉纳根的参选。瓦尔兹也未在这场参议院竞选中表态支持任何一方。
共和党人有信心，他们全国范围内的首选候选人、前NFL场边记者米歇尔·塔福亚将赢得初选，并成为将明尼苏达州染成红色的候选人。还有一种可能性是，筹款规模不及克雷格的弗拉纳根可能会分散民主党其他关键竞选的资源。
“明尼苏达州和密歇根州成为摇摆州，不在查克·舒默本届选举的预料之中，”一名共和党工作人员告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，“目前尚不清楚民主党将不得不从哪些战场抽调资源，才能让佩吉·弗拉纳根和阿卜杜勒·埃尔赛义德这样的社会主义者在11月的选举中胜出。”
当被CNN问及哪些竞选活动让他夜不能寐时，南卡罗来纳州共和党参议员蒂姆·斯科特表示，有一场竞选让他看到了希望。
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“当我想到本届选举周期的地图时，唯一让我兴奋的是明尼苏达州，”全国共和党参议员委员会主席斯科特说，“我认为在明尼苏达州，我们和米歇尔·塔福亚有真正的获胜机会。”
“我们确切知道的是，她目前与这位副州长的支持率差距仅在一个百分点以内，”他说，“因此，如果我们能继续让她展示两位候选人之间的差异，我认为米歇尔·塔福亚是能够获胜的共和党人选。”
亚历克斯·米勒是福克斯新闻数字频道负责报道美国参议院的撰稿人。
Schumer dealt another blow as progressive insurgency scores win in key Senate battle
August 11, 2026 11:41pm EDT / Fox News
Tim Walz’s lieutenant governor, Peggy Flanagan, won backing from Bernie Sanders and Ilhan Omar
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Democratic Senate hopeful pushes ‘ripping ICE apart’
Minnesota Democratic Senate candidate Peggy Flanagan expressed support for ‘ripping ICE apart’ during a campaign rally.
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Progressives again scored a victory in Minnesota where Gov. Tim Walz’s second-in-command toppled an establishment-backed member of Congress.
Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan eked out a victory over Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., on Tuesday, marking yet another battle won in the progressive proxy war to reshape the Democratic Party during this midterm election cycle.
Flanagan, like other progressives in the hunt for a position of power in Congress, has honed her left-leaning bona fides by backing Medicare for all and pushing an end to military aid to Israel.
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Peggy Flanagan, Minnesota’s lieutenant governor and Senate hopeful, faced backlash over her progressive activism and outreach amid the state’s sprawling fraud controversy.(Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)
She’s also vowed to go after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the wake of two deadly immigration enforcement-related shootings in Minnesota and used Craig’s support of legislation, like the Laken Riley Act, as a political cudgel to build a distinction between the two of them.
Those positions have earned her the backing of progressive heavyweights like Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and even Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., whose decision to retire from the Senate opened up the contest.
Notably, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., who is running for governor, has not weighed in on the race so far.
Craig, who was viewed as the safer, more moderate pick, had the backing of the Democratic old-guard, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
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Republicans are licking their chops, too, at Schumer getting handed another loss.
“Morale among Chuck Schumer’s establishment is at an all-time low, and Bernie Sanders’ socialist flank is filling the gap with candidates like Peggy Flanagan and Abdul El-Sayed,” Bernadette Breslin, a spokesperson for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, told Fox News Digital.
And it’s also brought reams of cash into the race. Craig has raised nearly $13 million this cycle, according to filings from the Federal Election Commission, while Flanagan has raked in just shy of $7 million.
“Peggy Flanagan is about bringing about real change, standing up to the big money interests,” Sanders told “Face the Nation” on Sunday. “There is a reason why the super PACs and the billionaires are flooding Minnesota with all kinds of money. Same thing as Michigan.”
Republicans see Flanagan’s candidacy in the same vein as Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, who last week similarly squeaked out a narrow win over Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., who, like Craig, has Schumer’s backing.
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Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., addresses media on Feb. 20, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn.(David Berding/Getty Images)
They also have built-in messaging against her: Flanagan was Walz’s right hand as the Minnesota fraud scandal rippled across the airwaves and nation. While the scandal killed his prospects of running for reelection as governor, it has so far not kneecapped Flanagan’s candidacy. And Walz hasn’t waded into the endorsement game in the Senate contest, either.
They’re confident that national Republicans’ candidate of choice, former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya, will win her primary and be the candidate to turn Minnesota red. There’s also the possibility that Flanagan, who has not raked in the same level of cash that Craig did, may become a resource drain for other key races on Democrats’ score card.
“Minnesota and Michigan being in play was not on Chuck Schumer’s bingo card this cycle,” a GOP operative told Fox News Digital. “It remains to be seen which battleground(s) Democrats will have to pull resources from to drag socialists like Peggy Flanagan and Abdul El-Sayed across the finish line in November.”
And Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., when asked by CNN which races kept him up at night, said one contest gave him hope.
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“The one thing that gets me excited when I think about this election cycle on the map is Minnesota,” said Scott, the chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC). “I think Minnesota, we have a real shot with Michele Tafoya.”
“What we know without question is, she is within a point of the lieutenant governor right now,” he said. “So if we can continue to let her show the contrast between the two candidates, I think Michele Tafoya’s the kind of Republican that can win.”
Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.