Minnesota Republican Quits Governor Race, Says GOP Can’t Win
A person is chased by federal agents amid protests following a shooting in Minneapolis on Jan. 24.
Photographer: Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesChris Madel, a Republican running for governor of Minnesota, is dropping out of the race, saying the GOP can’t win and calling the federal immigration crackdown that left a second person dead in Minneapolis over the weekend “an unmitigated disaster.”
“I cannot support the national Republican stated retribution on the citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so,” Madel said in a video posted Monday on social media.