It’s a relatively sleepy primary night for both parties in the North Star State next week.
In Minnesota’s purple 2nd District, Republicans quashed a brewing primary fight that would have hampered their efforts to take on Democratic Rep. Angie Craig. In the 3rd District, Democrats consolidated around a successor to outgoing Rep. Dean Phillips. And in the 5th District, progressive Rep. Ilhan Omar looks like she’s in a strong position to fend off another primary challenge from former Minneapolis councilman Don Samuels.
MN-02: Angie Craig (D) - South Twin Cities suburbs: Eagan, NorthfieldLean Democrat. Republicans were headed for a messy primary in the competitive 2nd District up until last month, when the Trump campaign lured Tayler Rahm away from the congressional race, clearing the path for Joe Teirab to win the GOP nomination.
Teirab, a former assistant U.S. Attorney and Marine veteran, is backed by House Republican leadership and working with Majority Whip Tom Emmer’s team (he represents the neighboring 6th District). Republican leaders hoped that his military background and family’s immigration story — his father immigrated from central
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