Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey Endorses Angie Craig for U.S. Senate

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St. Paul, MINN. (Valley News Live) - Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has endorsed Angie Craig in her bid for U.S. Senate, giving Craig the backing of both Twin Cities mayors as early voting gets underway in Minnesota.

Frey announced his support just days after early voting began in the state. St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her endorsed Craig last October.

“Angie is relentless. She’s tough, she’s 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’s right. Minneapolis 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. I’m honored to support her candidacy for United States Senate,” Frey said.

https://www.valleynewslive.com/2026/06/29/minneapolis-mayor-jacob-frey-endorses-angie-craig-us-senate/

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1. Well, that's disappointing.

Craig voted for the odious Laken Riley act and a resolution supporting ICE but all of a sudden changed her tune when ICE occupied Minneapolis and it seemed to be politically advantageous to object (as she should have) while conveniently ignoring her previous positions. And her PAC's anti-Flanagan ads are borderline libelous.

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2. And she retracted this vote and apoogized. That ad is not from her campaign but is an AI

Her opponent has nothing to say except that regrettable vote.

Craig has successfully represented urban, rural and farm communities.

Her opponent spent all her political career in the Metro area. Does she understand what the needs of rural communities are? Or does she, like many on DU say f*ck rural American?

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4. Flanagan has not spent her whole career in the metro area. She is Ojibwe and has done more for the tribes

than any other elected official, both in Minneapolis and on the reservations. She's probably more familiar with rural poverty than most. Obviously I'd vote for Craig if she were the nominee, but she strikes me as a squishy centrist piggybacking on progressive causes when it's convenient.

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3. utterly unsurprising

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5. I'm getting "Carpet bombed" by the NorthStarDawnPAC funded- A.I.generated ads

against Flanagan where I am, (N.Minn). The ads are factually false, and are
(perhaps intentionally) "Fake" looking.....Rep.Craig does not dis-avow the ads..
Completely Disgusting!!!

https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/flanagan-blasts-craig-for-pacs-use-of-ai-deepfake-in-tv-attack-ad

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6. I see them too, in Minneapolis.

They really are awful.

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7. If Peggy Flanagan is sitting on an obscene pile of Cash, as the Craig/NorthStarDawnPac ad alleges...

Where are all the Flanagan ads then ???
I haven't seen any PF ads------------I mean ZERO!!

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8. I hope she starts advertising soon!

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9. From where did you get AIPAC is behind this ad? Just because it is the bad guys these days?

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10. I have changed my earlier posts to say NorthStarDawnPAC instead of AIPAC..

Initially it came to my attention that NorthStar Dawn PAC was
reported to to be affiliated with AIPAC, or an offshoot!!
I cannot verify that this is true.

Rep Angie Craig does not take AIPAC money now. She did take it
in the past.

I apologize, in part, for this conflating those two PACs, and will
try and do better in this regard in the future....