The MeidasTouch Podcast Peggy Flanagan Discusses Important Senate Race in Minnesota
Nov 24, 2025
In this episode, Peggy Flanagan, the Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota and a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, discusses her campaign and key policy priorities. She criticizes MAGA leadership for their tone-deafness and highlights the importance of endorsements. Flanagan pushes for major reforms like Medicare for All, a $17 minimum wage, and paid family leave, emphasizing the need to listen to voters. She also advocates for taxing the wealthy to ensure funding for these vital initiatives, inviting supporters to join her campaign.
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Leadership Disconnected From Everyday Struggles
- Ben Meiselas frames MAGA Republican leadership as disconnected from everyday Americans' struggles.
- Peggy Flanagan echoes that disconnect, calling it a choice to prioritize billionaires over working families.
Perfume Anecdote Highlights Bigger Problem
- Ben Meiselas introduces Peggy Flanagan and highlights unusual White House behavior as symptomatic of broader problems.
- Peggy responds by calling the situation "a hot mess" and links it to misplaced priorities in leadership.
Choose Fighters Over Corporate Comfort
- Peggy Flanagan urges voters to choose progressive fighters over corporate Democrats.
- She frames the Minnesota Senate race as a choice to fight for bold policies that improve everyday lives.