Jim Hagedorn: The worst Republican candidate in America?

Published April 10, 2018 9:24pm ET



He has the political acumen of Rick Saccone and the misogynistic mind of Blake Farenthold, combined with the winning track record of the pre-2016 Chicago Cubs. He is Jim Hagedorn, the worst midterm candidate in America and, more than likely, the reason Republicans will lose Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District along with their majority in the House of Representatives.

As Republicans face a blue wave, they are about to risk a prime pickup opportunity by backing the candidate equivalent of a tacky 2000s-era political email-forward.

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