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Mark Haugen has been pressured by some party members to step aside, because of his views on abortion.

Several members of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL, people who serve in leadership positions in the party, and who have represented the party on the ballot, are using words like "disgusted" and "livid" to describe erstwhile U.S. House candidate Mark Haugen getting pushed off the ballot in favor of former Miss America Cara Mund.

Several members of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL, people who serve in leadership positions in the party, and who have represented the party on the ballot, are using words like "disgusted" and "livid" to describe erstwhile U.S. House candidate Mark Haugen getting pushed off the ballot in favor of former Miss America Cara Mund.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Democrat Mark Haugen has suspended his campaign for U.S. House in North Dakota, saying he was pressured by his party to step aside for former Miss America Cara Mund. Mund entered the race in August as an independent, citing her support for abortion rights as a major reason.

Cara Mund, who entered the U.S. House race in December, has caused the Democratic candidate to drop out of the race. Mark Haugen said he didn't see a path to winning.

Mund entered the race in August as an independent, citing her support for abortion rights as a major reason. Tuesday was the deadline for her to submit 1,000 petitions to qualify for the ballot.

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Several members of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL, people who serve in leadership positions in the party, and who have represented the party on the ballot, are using words like "disgusted" and "livid" to describe erstwhile U.S. House candidate Mark Haugen getting pushed off the ballot in favor of former Miss America Cara Mund.

Some Democratic-NPL insiders are unhappy with their party's decision to push U.S. House candidate Mark Haugen out of the race in favor of independent candidate Cara Mund. They say prominent Democrats like former Congressman Earl Pomeroy did the pushing, though Pomeroy says he only gave Haugen advice.

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