With Donald Trump scorching the land like a political Agent Orange, it’s easy to forget about all the juicy House races also underway. Among the most competitive: the battle for Minnesota’s 2nd, a swingy sort of district in the southern suburbs of the Twin Cities. Although represented since 2003 by Republican John Kline (who is retiring), the 2nd is more purple than red and narrowly went for Obama in 2012. It is seen as a prime target for Democrats to flip, and the party set its sights on the seat over a year ago, even before Kline announced his departure. Its chosen candidate, Angie Craig, is a business executive who ran unopposed in the primary—and has been raking in the bucks—on a message of unifying voters. As Sacha Haworth, a spokeswoman for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, said of the district, “The fundamentals are strong.”
So how have Minnesota Republicans responded to the challenge? By nominating Jason Lewis, a hard-right radio provocateur turned internet activist famous for racist, misogynistic, and generally from-the-fringe rants that make Donald Trump sound like Mitt Romney. Hard to believe, I know. But behold just a few of the pearls of wisdom Lewis has dropped over the years....
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/08/meet-minnesotas-mini-trump/495641/
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