Politics
Republicans Aim to Flip Minnesota Blue-Dog Democrat’s House Seat
Collin Peterson, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, faces a strong challenge from Michelle Fischbach.
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Representative Collin Peterson’s reelection campaign got a call this summer about some trouble downstate in Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District. Farmers supporting the 15-term Democratic congressman, who chairs the U.S. House Agriculture Committee, had put Peterson placards up along a stretch of highway. The problem, according to the worried campaign volunteer, was that they were sitting next to signs for President Donald Trump.
“What do you mean, a problem?” an aide asked the volunteer, according to Peterson’s retelling of the conversation. “How do you think he gets elected?”