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The difference between Michele Tafoya and Peggy Flanagan aren't difficult to spot. In this tweet , Michele wrote "A cold one, but a great time at Dayton Heritage Days! Every community, every conversation, and every person I meet reminds me why I’m running. I’ll take all of your voices with me to the U.S. Senate." That's quite the difference from what we learned in this interview: Less than a minute into the interview, Michele Tafoya told Hugh that "We are trying to set up debates. We don't know if she'll be there but we will be." Then Michele said something that shocked Hugh. Michele said she had her own booth at the fair but that Flanagan didn't. Michele said that "hundreds of people showed up" at Michele's booth. Based on his voice, I'd say that Hugh nearly hit the roof. Michele said that Flanagan attended the opening day of the fair so she could check that box. Michele then explained that Flanagan would likely have to answer ...

It's pretty telling that Keith Ellison thinks that rich people are part of "the lucky few": Fired-up DFLers at today’s Blue Tsunami event in Fergus Falls. 52 days to turn that energy into action, keep Minnesota blue, and keep fighting for a Minnesota where everyone can afford their life. pic.twitter.com/xCWjmpnsAH — Keith Ellison (@keithellison) September 12, 2026 Ellison actually said "Economic prosperity for all, not just the LUCKY FEW ! Apparently, Ellison thinks that Elon Musk got rich by being lucky, not by inventing great products. He said that while campaigning in Fergus Falls. The next day, Ellison campaigned in Moorhead: Great rally in Moorhead talking to voters about the work we’re doing to make life more affordable for all Minnesotans. Thank you to everyone who came out today. pic.twitter.com/g8X5PdJUML — Keith Ellison (@keithellison) September 13, 2026 When Ellison sues people, it makes life LESS AFFORDABLE , not more affordable. Further, you'll no...

Peggy Flanagan has had a difficult week on the campaign trail. I'm betting that she's thinking that it can't end soon enough. Let's put it this way. I'd want it over ASAP if my opponent dropped this ad on Friday: NEW 📺 AD: We teach our kids that bad behavior has consequences, but somehow politicians think the same rules don’t apply to them. Peggy Flanagan ignored warning signs while fraudsters stole our tax dollars. She has spent eight years as lieutenant governor in the Walz… pic.twitter.com/utZpS40XRe — Michele Tafoya (@Michele_Tafoya) September 18, 2026 This is the text of the tweet: We teach our kids that bad behavior has consequences, but somehow politicians think the same rules don’t apply to them. Peggy Flanagan ignored warning signs while fraudsters stole our tax dollars. She has spent eight years as lieutenant governor in the Walz administration, yet now wants Minnesotans to believe she had nothing to do with its failures. We cannot allow her in the U.S....

Thursday afternoon, while I was watching America Reports when an attack ad against Sue Ek. The ad said "Sue Ek is running on a platform that calls for tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy and big corporations which could drive up local taxes and costs for working families. Her party platform also calls for creating massive new sales taxes on everything we buy, including groceries, clothing, and prescription drugs. Their new sales taxes would be used to cut taxes for the wealthy and big corporations, shifting the burden to the rest of us." I'm calling BS on the Minnesota Values Project. They're the dirtbags that paid for this ad. I'm not just calling BS on the Minnesota Values Project. I'm highlighting the difference between what they said and what Sue Ek is running on for issues. Economy, Business Climate & Affordability for Minnesotans "A strong economy starts with local businesses and hardworking people. I support creating an environment where small bu...

I'm skeptical of media polls but this KSTP/SurveyUSA poll seems more believable than last month's poll. Last month's poll didn't sample likely voters and it had a Margin of Error of 5.6%. This poll sampled 654 Likely voters, which led to a 4.4% MoE. The other noteworthy news from the poll shows Minnesota GOP Attorney General candidate Ron Schutz taking the lead against DFL State Attorney General Keith Ellison. Carleton College Professor Emeritus Steven Schier offers this perspective: Of all the statewide races, the MN AG race seems most impacted by the fraud issue, followed by the MN Auditor's race. Townhall.com journalist Dustin Grage offers this perspective on the MN AG race: 🚨 BREAKING: Ron Schutz (R) is now LEADING Keith Ellison (D) in the Minnesota Attorney Generals race. 🟥 Ron Schutz: 45% 🟦 Keith Ellison: 43% Undecided: 12% Keith Ellison has nearly 100% name ID and is completely underwater. I’m told additional ad buys are coming to this race… pic.twitter....

I'm thrilled to see Michele Tafoya and Lisa Demuth running such smart, aggressive campaigns against Peggy Fraudigan Flanagan and Amy Klobuchar, respectively. Just to show you how aggressive of races they're running, check out Lisa Demuth's tweet showing how aggressive she's getting. In the tweet, she said "One year ago today, Tim Walz announced his (soon to be failed) run for a third term. That day, Amy Klobuchar praised Walz as an 'incredible leader' who 'delivered' for Minnesota. Apparently, Klobuchar thinks record breaking fraud, high taxes, and falling school rankings makes Walz’s policies 'incredible.'" Apparently, Sen. Klobuchar believes in grade inflation. She'd better hope that Minnesotans are generous graders. Personally, I hope they're like the nuns I had as teachers in grade and high school. If she 'gets' the grades she's EARNED , she won't become governor. Minnesotans, DON'T give her a promotio...