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Bernie Sanders Looks to Flex the Left’s Power
Sanders highlights Flanagan's commitment to progressive policies like Medicare for All and her background fighting for working families against corporate interests.
- U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders announced Monday that he is endorsing Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan in the Senate primary, framing it as a progressive endorsement amid party negotiations.
- Because of her upbringing and career, Sanders noted Peggy Flanagan was raised by a single mother who used SNAP and Medicaid, which informs her fight against billionaires and corporate interests.
- Flanagan, a former state legislator, has been twice elected as Gov. Tim Walz's running mate, won policy battles on wages and paid leave, and earned endorsements from U.S. Sens. Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, and former U.S. Sen. Al Franken.
- The endorsement highlights Sanders' third this year, boosting Peggy Flanagan's progressive lane against a centrist rival amid Democratic Party moderate and progressive wings tension.
- The open seat is available because Sen. Tina Smith is retiring, and Peggy Flanagan will face Rep. Angie Craig, backed by House Democrat Leader Hakeem Jeffries and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, plus GOP candidate Royce White.
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Bernie Sanders endorses Peggy Flanagan for Senate
Sanders, who ran twice for president, has endorsed three candidates for Senate, including Flanagan.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders endorses Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan for Senate
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, a democratic socialist who twice campaigned for the Democratic nomination for president, announced Monday that he is endorsing Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan for Senate. “Minnesota has a real choice in this primary. We don’t need more…
Bernie Sanders Looks to Flex the Left’s Power
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) "is wading ever more deeply into the Democratic Party’s ideological tug of war, endorsing Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan of Minnesota in her contested primary race to replace the retiring Senator Tina Smith, a Democrat," the New York Times reports."Ms. Flanagan, who was ele
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