US EditionMichele Tafoya, a longtime sportscaster, prepares a Republican bid for US Senate in Minnesota
Michele Tafoya seeks to flip the Minnesota Senate seat as Republicans gain a key recruit amid Democratic challenges and statewide political controversies.
- Soon, Michele Tafoya, former National Football League sideline reporter, filed paperwork to run for U.S. Senate in Minnesota, aiming to flip retiring Sen. Tina Smith's seat, The Hill reported.
- Running as a Republican, Tafoya announced amid signs of Minnesota Democrats' vulnerability, framing her entry as a GOP effort to contest the seat.
- A familiar face from sports media, Michele Tafoya, former National Football League sideline reporter, brings national name recognition as Minnesotans will soon see her campaigning for U.S. Senate, The Hill reported.
- Her entry hands Republicans a notable recruit and could compel Democratic spending in Minnesota, as The Hill reported Tafoya's entry delivers Republicans a key recruit and sharpens Democratic electability talks.
- Beyond the race, Minnesota faces legal and political strains as the Trump administration sues Gov. Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, and Attorney General Keith Ellison over immigration resistance.
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Former NFL reporter Tafoya launches Senate bid
Former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya has launched her campaign for the U.S. Senate. She hopes to win the Republican nomination for the Minnesota seat being vacated by retiring Democratic Sen. Tina Smith. Tafoya announced her candidacy Wednesday in a…
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Senate Democrats are contesting four GOP-held seats that give them a potential path to the majority. They also need to hang onto all the seats they currently hold. By landing former broadcaster Michele Tafoya in Minnesota, Republicans have their target list: Minnesota, Georgia, Michigan, and New Hampshire. The Senate GOP’s campaign arm argues in a new memo that the Minnesota fraud scandal makes it a “strong opportunity for Republicans to expand”…
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