Republican ends battleground seat campaign — because the Marines called him up

A Minnesota Republican candidate for a battleground congressional campaign is dropping out — because he has been called up by the Marines to be deployed to the Middle East.

In a statement to X on Tuesday, Tyler Kistner made the announcement of his deployment and the end of his campaign for the 2nd District of Minnesota.

"Recently, it's become clear that my service to this great country is needed more in other areas," wrote Kistner. "My work at the Pentagon has demanded more of my time...