US Senate Candidates Exchange Political Jabs During Farmfest Forum
Candidates clashed over farm policy, immigration and SNAP while GOP-endorsed Adam Schwarze missed the forum after failing Farmfest’s polling threshold.
- On Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, U.S. Senate candidates debated at Minnesota Farmfest near Morgan, though GOP-endorsed candidate Adam Schwarze was absent after failing to meet the forum's 15% polling threshold.
- Candidates sparred over tariffs, immigration, and SNAP, with U.S. Rep. Angie Craig and Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan opposing President Donald Trump's tariffs while Republican candidates criticized SNAP fraud.
- Royce White demanded deportation of 20 million "foreign invaders," calling pathways to citizenship "amnesty," while Michele Tafoya rejected "amnesty" but supported H-2A visa reform and defended her pro-choice stance until 12 weeks.
- During debate, Rep. Craig criticized Tafoya's SNAP understanding, stating, "Michele, I'm going to educate you a little bit," while Flanagan questioned data center investments benefiting billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg.
- The Aug. 11 primary is underway with early voting, determining DFL nominees between Craig and Flanagan, and GOP nominees among Tafoya, White, and Schwarze for the Senate seat vacated by Sen. Tina Smith.
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The SPAM, eggs, sausage and SPAM's not got much SPAM in it
Farmfest is dominating the political conversation in Minnesota this week and with good reason: with primaries wrapping up next week, this is one of the last opportunities for candidates to make their case for representing their parties in November’s elections. Senate candidates Peggy Flanagan, Angie Craig, Michele Tafoya and Royce White sparred mostly over agricultural policy differences, which makes sense at an agricultural event, but for some…
U.S. Senate candidates spar over immigration, tariffs at Farmfest
Four U.S. Senate candidates battled with each other and at times, the crowd, during a Farmfest forum on Wednesday. With the primary less than a week away, two Democrats and two Republicans made their final pitches in farm country for support.
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US Senate candidates make final pitch to primary voters at Farmfest debate
MORGAN, REDWOOD COUNTY — If there’s one thing farmers can always agree on, it’s that times are tough. The four leading Democratic and Republican candidates for U.S. Senate acknowledged the tribulations facing farmers at the annual Farmfest, during a final…
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