The Senate primary race in Minnesota will be the latest test of left-wing energy in the party, in a state that was convulsed by the Trump administration’s deadly immigration crackdown this winter.
Category: Midterm Elections (2026)
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Minnesota’s Democratic Senate Primary Pits Angie Craig Against Peggy Flanagan
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This Is the Winning Formula for Democrats in Red States
The New York Times – On the Runway:Just shy of 44 with boyish good looks, Rob Sand is very much a moderate, but he has a withering critique of the political establishment in this country.
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Bessent Declares Widening Gap Between Rich and Poor ‘Dead’
The New York Times – Business:Despite data to the contrary, the Treasury Secretary made the case that the K-shaped economy no longer exists.
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Trump-Backed Michigan Candidate Loses Primary to Rival Who Suspended His Campaign
The New York Times – On the Runway:Without running a single ad or filing a campaign finance report, Tom Smith, who had suspended his bid, soundly defeated Amir Hassan, a Navy veteran backed by President Trump.
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Scandal Leaves North Carolina G.O.P. With No Candidate and Little Time
The New York Times – On the Runway:Representative Chuck Edwards’s decision to drop his re-election bid amid sexual harassment charges came as a Democratic farmer, Jamie Ager, was already making inroads.
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Abdul El-Sayed’s Winning New Political Uniform
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:Could the black T-shirt and jeans be the next big thing in Washington?
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Abdul El-Sayed Thinks Progressives Have a Way to Win. I Hope He’s Right.
The New York Times – On the Runway:Abdul El-Sayed is quick, magnetic, overflowing with infectious confidence. But he also has a blind spot endemic to his movement.
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El-Sayed’s Michigan Senate Primary Win Sets Up the Left’s Biggest Test of the Fall
The New York Times – On the Runway:Abdul El-Sayed’s Senate candidacy poses a critical challenge for Democrats’ ascendant progressive wing: Can an insurgent candidate, with unabashedly liberal positions, win a general election in a moderate state?
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Takeaways From the Primary Elections in Michigan
The New York Times – On the Runway:Dr. Abdul El-Sayed narrowly prevailed over Representative Haley Stevens in the Democratic primary for Senate in Michigan, setting up a nervy race to November for the party.