Published August 12, 2026 at 9:07 AM ET · Updated August 12, 2026 at 2:06 PM ET
Minnesota Republican Senate Hopeful and Former NFL Reporter Michele TaFoya Makes Pitch to Democrats to Fight ‘Socialist Lurch’ of Their Party
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Former NFL reporter Michele Tafoya, a Republican Senate candidate in Minnesota, is making a pitch to disaffected Democrats. She is campaigning on a common sense platform and criticizing what she calls the socialist lurch of the Democratic Party.
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