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How outlets cover Craig · May 28 – Jun 2, 2026

Peggy Flanagan Receives DFL Backing in Minnesota Senate Race

Peggy Flanagan won the DFL endorsement for Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race, while Angie Craig skipped the process and remains in the August primary. Coverage differs on whether the story centers on the primary contest or Flanagan’s momentum and Craig’s choice.

Lead article · MinnPost · CENTERAngie Craig hopes risky strategy will stop Flanagan's momentum
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Peggy Flanagan received the Minnesota DFL endorsement for its U.S. Senate race, and Angie Craig, who skipped the endorsement process, remains her opponent in the August Democratic primary.

Center outlets focus on the endorsement’s place in the primary contest, including Craig’s choice to skip the process and the candidates’ prospects. Left-leaning outlets cast Flanagan’s win as momentum for a movement and question Craig’s retreat from the endorsement contest.

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“Flanagan’s movement-backed momentum”

The Nation presents Flanagan as an organizer with a movement behind her and questions Craig’s retreat from the endorsement process.

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The NationJUN 2 · 3:38 PM ET
Minnesota's Peggy Flanagan Wins the DFL Nomination for a Senate SeatCraig withdrew from the party endorsement contest but remains in the Democratic primary against Flanagan.CRED 65BAL 45 PORTRAYS CRAIG: CRITICAL

How outlets portrayed Craig

Each article counts once, however many sites carried it. Sides are each outlet’s published lean. How portrayal is read

Left: 0 favorable, 1 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral. Center: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 1 mixed, 2 neutral. Right: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral.

When each side covered it

Articles per day by side. MAY 28: Left 0, Center 1, Right 0. MAY 29: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. MAY 30: Left 0, Center 1, Right 0. MAY 31: Left 0, Center 1, Right 0. JUN 1: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. JUN 2: Left 1, Center 0, Right 0.

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