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Delegates will arrive at DFL convention in Rochester energized and restive
About 2,600 delegates and alternates will weigh a Senate endorsement fight, a four-way auditor race and a platform shaped by anger over immigration raids.
- Expected 2,600 delegates and alternates will converge on Rochester Friday, May 29, 2026, for the DFL convention at Mayo Civic Center, arriving in what party leaders describe as a 'jazzed and ready-to-do-battle frame of mind.'
- Anger over the Metro Surge deportation campaign that killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti earlier this year fuels the energy, as an estimated 37,466 people attended February DFL caucuses, the largest turnout in party history.
- The central battle pits Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan against Rep. Angie Craig for the DFL's endorsement to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Tina Smith, with Rochester delegate William Morrison saying Flanagan 'has the people behind her' but faces a 'battle to the end' against well-financed Craig.
- U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar will secure the gubernatorial endorsement despite potential protests from progressive delegates; Morrison warned Democratic Socialists are 'extremely unhappy' and may 'throw sand in the endorsement gears' during her nomination.
- Delegates are demanding solutions to Minnesota's affordability crisis, with Carlbom noting Republicans failed to deliver on promised fixes, while a four-way state auditor race reflects the party's emphasis on watchdog positions historically used as springboards to governor's office.
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Delegates will arrive at DFL convention in Rochester energized and restive
ROCHESTER — The expected 2,600 delegates and alternates who will converge on Rochester Friday, May 29, 2026, for the DFL convention at Mayo Civic Center will arrive in a jazzed and ready-to-do-battle frame of mind, DFL leaders and party activists say. Among the central dramas of the three-day convention will be the battle between Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and Rep. Angie Craig for the party’s endorsement in the race to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Ti…
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