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Peggy Flanagan
@peggyflanagan· MN· Aug 12, 2026

Truly affordable housing so that people can pay their rent and young people can buy their first home before they're middle-aged.

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Peggy Flanagan
@peggyflanagan· MN· Aug 12, 2026

As your next senator, here are the things that I'm ready to throw down for: Ending the despicable priorities of an administration that hands out tax breaks to billionaires, builds gilded ballrooms and spends billions on bombs while…

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Peggy Flanagan
@peggyflanagan· MN· Aug 11, 2026

Donald Trump has cost our state far too much, already. And we are not about to give Donald Trump another loyal soldier like Michele Tafoya to take his orders and do his bidding.

minnesotareformer.com
Peggy Flanagan
@peggyflanagan· MN· Aug 11, 2026

For months now I have been telling you this campaign is about the many versus the money. Well guess what? The many just won.

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Peggy Flanagan
@peggyflanagan· MN· Aug 11, 2026

We need radical change, including ripping apart ICE and expanding Medicare to cover everyone.

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Peggy Flanagan
@peggyflanagan· MN· Aug 11, 2026

I will fiercely defend the programs that helped me move into the middle class.

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Josh Green
@joshgreen· Democratic · HI· Aug 11, 2026

As we approach three years since the Maui wildfires, our hearts remain with every family carrying the pain of that day.

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Peggy Flanagan
@peggyflanagan· MN· Aug 11, 2026

Voting three days into the second Trump administration for Donald Trump’s immigration bill that allowed him to terrorize our communities, the loss of life, the economic impact, the trauma — it’s horrific.

salon.com
Peggy Flanagan
@peggyflanagan· MN· Aug 11, 2026

We can stand with the immigrant community and not just when it’s politically expedient for us.

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Peggy Flanagan
@peggyflanagan· MN· Aug 11, 2026

I also think it shows a pretty big disconnect from Minnesotans and the communities here.

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Spencer Cox
@spencercox· Republican · UT· Aug 10, 2026

Quantum technology is going to change how we compute, communicate, manufacture, discover new medicines and defend our country, and Utah has the people and infrastructure to help lead that transformation.

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Peggy Flanagan
@peggyflanagan· MN· Aug 10, 2026

It is big corporations, it’s special interests who are putting their thumb on the scale in our elections across the country.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Aug 9, 2026

We recognize we have agency. We’re not bystanders of the world. We can shape the future.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Aug 9, 2026

House races are important, but the Senate is in play and it’s going to go through this state.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Aug 9, 2026

On September 15th, the U.S. Senate will start the process of passing the Clarity Act. The stakes couldn’t be higher. Failure to pass this critical piece of legislation will leave Idahoans vulnerable to scams and fraud, as well as cede…

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John Fetterman
@johnfetterman· Democratic · PA· Aug 9, 2026

I’m proud to stand for America, civilization, democracy, and Israel is our special ally that represents all of that in that region.

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John Fetterman
@johnfetterman· Democratic · PA· Aug 9, 2026

I think I was the only Democrat to support the Trump administration to bomb the Iranian nuclear facilities.

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Josh Green
@joshgreen· Democratic · HI· Aug 9, 2026

I didn’t set out to get into fights with people, I really just tried to do this job.

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Josh Green
@joshgreen· Democratic · HI· Aug 9, 2026

It just didn’t create a scenario in which another Democrat thought it made sense to run against us.

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Josh Green
@joshgreen· Democratic · HI· Aug 9, 2026

We were very present, and I think pretty competent and compassionate in our response, and we heard from a lot of people — both politicians and just people — that they appreciated that.

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