{"id":2620987,"date":"2026-06-29T13:44:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T17:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jacob-frey-backs-angie-craig-for-senate-over-more-progressive-peggy-flanagan\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T13:44:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T17:44:52","slug":"jacob-frey-backs-angie-craig-for-senate-over-more-progressive-peggy-flanagan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jacob-frey-backs-angie-craig-for-senate-over-more-progressive-peggy-flanagan\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacob Frey backs Angie Craig for Senate over more progressive Peggy Flanagan"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjacob-frey-backs-angie-craig-for-senate-over-more-progressive-peggy-flanagan%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2620987&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has publicly endorsed Rep. Angie Craig in Minnesota\u2019s Democratic primary for the Senate race,praising her as a relentless fighter for justice and a suitable candidate to represent centrist interests. the primary contest features Craig, supported by party leadership and the Minneapolis establishment, and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, backed by progressive figures like Ilhan Omar and Bernie Sanders.Frey\u2019s endorsement aligns with his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-says-hes-ally-of-trans-athletes-after-vote-on-senate-bill-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Fetterman says he\u2019s \u2018ally\u2019 of trans athletes after vote on Senate bill - Washington Examiner\">broader political stance<\/a> as an establishment Democrat, after previous instances of challenging socialist candidates. The Minnesota Senate race is critical as the state prepares for the general election, with <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >primary polls showing varying support<\/a> for the contenders. Meanwhile, on the GOP side, former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya leads in the primary, though the general election is considered \u201clikely Democratic\u201d according to political analyses.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minneapolis\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"444\">Minneapolis<\/a> Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jacob-frey\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"20637\">Jacob Frey<\/a> weighed into the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"443\">Minnesota<\/a> Senate race with an endorsement for the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-primary\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2328\">Democratic primary<\/a>\u2018s more centrist candidate, Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN), ahead of the state\u2019s Aug. 11 primaries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAngie is relentless,\u201d Frey wrote in his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/matthewichoi\/status\/2071590243342410040?s=20\">endorsement statement<\/a>. \u201cShe\u2019s tough, she\u2019s tested, and she is exactly who we need in Washington. I met Angie while working in furtherance of marriage equality. She was a fighter for justice then, and will never quit fighting for what\u2019s right.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4628288\/maine-senate-race-polling-tight-platner-collins-abortion\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Maine Senate polling stays tight as Platner tries to hammer Collins on abortion<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4626988\/socialists-new-york-momentum-denver-diana-degette-house-race\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Socialists bring New York momentum to Denver with challenge of 30-year House incumbent<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4628089\/races-to-watch-colorado-primary\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Races to watch in Colorado\u2019s 2026 primary elections<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Craig and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan are the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/4432160\/bitter-senate-primaries-offer-democrats-midterms-roadmap\/\">two major contenders<\/a> for the Democratic primary in Minnesota\u2019s Senate race to fill the vacancy that will be left by retiring Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tina-smith\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3235\">Tina Smith<\/a> (D-MN). Craig, the more centrist candidate in the race, is backed by party leadership in Washington and Minnesota\u2019s Democratic establishment, while Flanagan has the backing of the leftist wing of the party, including Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ilhan-omar\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1223\">Ilhan Omar<\/a> (D-MN) and Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bernie-sanders\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"41\">Bernie Sanders<\/a> (I-VT).<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By backing Craig, Frey is falling in line with the centrist, establishment side of the party, echoing the role he played in his last election, when he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3876436\/minneapolis-mayor-jacob-frey-defeats-socialist-omar-fateh-third-term\/\">faced a primary challenge<\/a> from socialist candidate Omar Fateh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMinneapolis needs a partner who can deliver on everything from affordable housing to safety, and a champion who will hold the powerful accountable and stand shoulder to shoulder with the people of Minnesota facing the tough challenges ahead,\u201d Frey said in the statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Frey, who has served as mayor of Minneapolis since 2018, was thrust into the national spotlight on several occasions over the last several months, including a fatal shooting at a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3784136\/shooting-minneapolis-annunciation-church-catholic-school\/\">local Catholic church<\/a>, the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota-fraud\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"20051\">fraud epidemic<\/a> running through Minnesota, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement\u2019s crackdown in Minneapolis. The Trump administration\u2019s immigration enforcement campaign in the Twin Cities brought national attention when federal immigration and border officers killed two American citizens, making Frey a local fixture of Democrats\u2019 fight against the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mayor has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3477497\/jacob-frey-learns-left-wing-pandering-was-for-nothing-minneapolis-mayoral-election\/\">gone back and forth<\/a> between being seen as an establishment Democrat and a progressive Democrat throughout his career in the Twin Cities. But by backing Craig, Frey is, in part, reasserting his commitment to the establishment after his year in the national spotlight as the Democratic Party <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4626998\/how-socialists-took-over-democratic-party\/\">struggles with its identity<\/a> in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-election\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11675\">2026 election season<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4596860\/vance-angie-craig-minnesota-fraud-record-hide-data\/\">VANCE GOES AFTER CRAIG FOR MINNESOTA\u2019S FRAUD RECORD: \u2018FIGHTING SO HARD TO HIDE THE DATA\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As socialist candidates <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/4616623\/blue-cities-embrace-socialism-not-swing-states\/\">win primaries across cities including<\/a> New York and Washington, swing states have yet to see how well these candidates can succeed statewide. In Minnesota, the Trump administration\u2019s immigration policies and Democrats\u2019 affordability agenda have taken center stage in the state\u2019s Democratic Senate primary. Flanagan has led in many of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/polls\/minnesota-us-senate-election-polls-2026.html\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-calls-for-a-sense-of-normalcy-in-iowa-rebuking-biden\/\" title=\"DeSantis urges &#039;normalcy&#039; in Iowa, criticizes Biden.\">early primary polls<\/a><\/a>, though Craig has peaked to lead by single digits in some recent surveys.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya is leading in the crowded GOP race to be the party\u2019s nominee for the state\u2019s Senate seat. The Cook Political Report <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cookpolitical.com\/senate\/race\/488611\">lists<\/a> the general election as \u201clikely Democratic.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frey endorses centrist Angie Craig in Minnesota Senate race<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2620988,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-collage-gobb4qjee-1782746713750-e1782751961167.jpg?1782737578&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[34068,32807,62134,62491,39035],"class_list":["post-2620987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-angie-craig","tag-democratic-primary","tag-jacob-frey","tag-minneapolis-mayor","tag-political-endorsement"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-collage-gobb4qjee-1782746713750-e1782751961167.jpg?1782737578&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2620987","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2620987"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2620987\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2620991,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2620987\/revisions\/2620991"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2620988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2620987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2620987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2620987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}