I’m surprised that the DNT hasn’t printed this story since they’ve started using MPR as a news source.
Cravaack’s relatively low score from one of the most politically powerful groups on the right might come in useful in his re-election campaign in the DFL-leaning 8th District. Cravaack’s three DFL opponents have regularly called him an extremist and a member of the tea party, although Cravaack has never formally joined the House Tea Party Caucus.