Battleground Dem touts bipartisan record, but can’t name single issue she’d work with Trump on
A Democratic Senate candidate in Minnesota touted her bipartisan record Sunday but could not name a single issue she would work with President Donald Trump on, instead accusing his administration...
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A Democratic Senate candidate in Minnesota touted her bipartisan record Sunday but could not name a single issue she would work with President Donald Trump on, instead accusing his administration of "continued grift." The exchange came as Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, Minnesota’s Democratic Senate nominee, campaigns against Republican Michele Tafoya in a race Republicans see as a rare opportunity to flip a traditionally blue state. Flanagan’s answer underscored the sharply partisan nature of the Minnesota race, where she has cast Tafoya as a rubber stamp for Trump and pledged to oppose the administration at nearly every turn. "I just want to be really clear that I’ve got a long track record of working with folks on the other side of the aisle," Flanagan told Fox News' Bill Melugin when asked if there were any policies she could see herself working with Trump on. Flanagan pointed to her work at the Children’s Defense Fund–Minnesota and her time in the Minnesota Legislature, where she served alongside a Republican majority and helped pass bipartisan legislation, as evidence of her ability to work across the aisle. "I think that, you know, that proves that I have the ability to work with folks," she continued. PEGGY FLANAGAN DEMANDS EXPANDING THE SUPREME COURT AND ABOLIHING ICE Flanagan’s bipartisan pitch comes against the backdrop of a campaign built around opposing Trump’s agenda. She has called for dismantling ICE , passing Medicare for All , and reversing the administration’s Medicaid and SNAP cuts, while accusing Trump of using the presidency to enrich himself. "Right now, I’m deeply concerned about the Trump administration, the continued grift, making money hand over fist directly from the Oval Office," she continued in her response to Melugin on whether she would work with Trump on anything. The Democratic Senate candidate went on to tell Melugin that what she has been "hearing" on the campaign trail is that voters w…