Minnesota GOP hopeful quits governor race, railing against national 'retribution' stance

Minneapolis attorney and GOP gubernatorial candidate Chris Madel dropped out of Minnesota’s governor race, criticizing national Republicans’ alleged 'retribution' toward Minnesotans and calling Twin Cities immigration enforcement an 'unmitigated disaster.' He said the national party has made it nearly impossible for a Republican to win statewide, and noted his own background supporting the ICE agent who shot Renee Good as part of his pragmatist stance amid a crowded field seeking to succeed Gov. Tim Walz.