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Republicans Eye Historic Minnesota Senate Upset as Democrats Slip
Sabato’s Crystal Ball shifted the race after Peggy Flanagan’s polling softened, with Republicans now eyeing an end to a 24-year Senate drought.
- On Friday, Governor Peggy Flanagan and former sportscaster Michele Tafoya will hold their only scheduled debate in Minnesota's open Senate race, which a state Democratic official described as "far too close for comfort."
- Flanagan has served alongside Governor Tim Walz, whose tenure faces scrutiny amid a growing welfare-fraud scandal, while Tafoya has worked to separate herself from President Donald Trump to appeal to moderate voters.
- Flanagan's campaign ads criticize Tafoya over a March gaffe, claiming the Republican advised Minnesotans to "take one less trip to Starbucks" to cope with high costs, while Tafoya has countered by appealing to independent voters.
- Campaign finance reports filed this week show Tafoya out-raised Flanagan $4.9 million to $4.3 million, prompting Democratic strategists to tell CNN that a massive spending disparity with Republicans is their top worry.
- Minnesota is often viewed as the "reddest blue state" in America, placing it on Democrats' radar for signs of trouble, though outside groups have largely focused spending on other marquee races.
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A Minnesota Sleeper? Tafoya, Flanagan in 'Close' Senate Race
More than a dozen Democratic campaign managers, strategists and party officials told CNN that a massive spending disparity with Republican forces is their top worry heading into the closing two weeks
·Northbrook, United States
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‘Far too close for comfort’: An under-the-radar Senate race embodies Democrats’ midterm worries
By Jeff Zeleny, David Wright, CNN (CNN) — An open Senate seat in Minnesota. A massive GOP spending advantage in almost every battleground. A lingering sense of unease that polling could be underestimating Republican support. With many Democrats awash in optimism, those are just some of the potential obstacles facing the party as it seeks
·Idaho Falls, United States
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