Peggy Flanagan was Minnesota's No 2 official as massive fraud scandal exploded under state's watch
Minnesota's new Democratic nominee for Senate has baggage heading into the November election: the massive fraud scandal that rippled through the Land of 10,000 Lakes happened right under her nose....
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Minnesota's new Democratic nominee for Senate has baggage heading into the November election: the massive fraud scandal that rippled through the Land of 10,000 Lakes happened right under her nose. Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan scored a major win for the insurgent progressive movement that's reshaping the Democratic Party from the outside on Tuesday, toppling the more moderate Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., in the process. But her role during the Minnesota fraud scandal has plagued her campaign, with both sides attacking her on the issue. It became Craig's prime line of attack against her. "The lieutenant governor, even as we sit here today, continues to take absolutely no accountability for any of the fraud issues, and she continues to blame the governor," Craig said during a debate with Flanagan on Minnesota Public Radio. "And I'm going to be honest: It's pissing me off." PEGGY FLANAGAN VOWS TO 'RIP ICE APART' AFTER TOPPLING MODERATE DEM IN KEY SENATE BATTLE During the campaign, Craig charged that Flanagan had largely shrugged off responsibility for the fraud scandal, despite having served alongside Walz as his No. 2 since the pair were first elected in 2018. In an interview with the Minnesota Reformer, Flanagan said, "The governor has said that the buck stops with him, and he took the lead here," on the fraud scandal. Notably, Flanagan did not mention fraud during her victory speech Tuesday night, instead focusing on hallmarks of her campaign thus far, such as vowing to "rip [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] apart" following the deadly shootings in Minnesota earlier this year. Still, the scandal torpedoed Walz's re-election hopes, and Republicans plan to lean into it in the weeks leading up to Nov. 3. HALL OF FAMER TONY DUNGY ENDORSES MICHELE TAFOYA IN CROWDED MINNESOTA REPUBLICAN PRIMARY FOR U.S. SENATE Her opponent, former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya, has already pounced on the opportunity several times this election season and did so again shortly after bei…