Rep. Angie Craig, running for re-election in what may be Minnesota’s most competitive congressional district, endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday.
Rep. Angie Craig, who had called on Biden to drop out, endorses Kamala Harris for president
Craig represents southeastern Minnesota’s Second District, a suburban and exurban district that’s been the state’s most competitive congressional turf in recent election cycles.
The Minnesota Star Tribune
July 23, 2024 at 1:05AM
“I believe Vice President Kamala Harris can campaign against and defeat Donald Trump. She has my support as the Democratic nominee for President,” Craig said in a statement Monday, adding that her focus would be on her own race this fall.
Craig was one of the first Democrats in Congress to publicly call for President Joe Biden to end his re-election bid after his faltering debate last month against former President Donald Trump.
“With so much on the line this November, we need a Democratic nominee with heart, drive and the ability to win,” Craig posted on social media earlier Monday. “I believe that nominee should be Vice President Kamala Harris.”
Craig was elected in 2018 after losing the 2016 race by fewer than 7,000 votes. Her district, which includes southeastern Twin Cities suburbs and exurban and rural areas to the south of the metro, remains a top target for both political parties.
Joe Teirab, the Republican candidate in the Second District, said in a social media post that Biden should resign as president, and he slammed Harris for a 2020 tweet in support of the Minnesota Freedom Fund, which posts cash bail for people unable to pay their own bail.
Before jetting off to Milwaukee, Walz said he is still involved in governing the state.
