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Outsized figures, especially those mired in controversy or unpopular, can have an outsized role late in a campaign.
In Minnesota, several races are being colored by people not on the ballot. Republicans are trying to move out of President Donald Trump’s shadow, Democrats are distancing themselves from Gov. Tim Walz, and middle-of-the-road Democrats are recoiling as further left candidates bring in divisive figures like internet streamer Hasan Piker.
Piker’s scheduled appearance Monday night in Minneapolis has given Republicans an opening to question whether Democrats are willing to call out their left flank and split Democrats about whether it’s appropriate to have him.
The prospect of a presidential visit, which Trump has hinted at, equally has some Republicans trying to escape his low ratings.
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