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Peggy Flanagan and Matt Little scored more victories for progressives in their Democratic primaries on Tuesday night, keeping with national trends.
MINNEAPOLIS — Within an hour of polls closing Tuesday evening in Minnesota's primary election, the early results already suggested a blowout victory for Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan in the DFL race for U.S. Senate.
First, a large batch of votes dropped from Anoka County, a suburban and rural district north of the Twin Cities. Flanagan won that county by 17 points over Congresswoman Angie Craig. Then, in Dakota County -- Craig's own Congressional District -- the two candidates were essentially deadlocked, a sign that Craig was struggling to generate voter enthusiasm even on her own home turf.
As the hours wore on, Flanagan's lead only began to increase. She hammer...
