California born and raised MAGA Sportscaster Michele Tafoya thinks she has a shot at a Senate seat in Minnesota. [View all]

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And she's getting flamed in every comments section available online.

Michele Tafoya Announces Senate Run in Minnesota

Ms. Tafoya, once a sideline reporter for N.F.L. games, has more recently turned her focus to Republican politics. She is seeking an open seat now held by a Democrat.



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“As Minnesota’s senator, I will clean up the system, fighting corruption, ending the fraud and protecting your tax dollars,” she said. “I will protect what’s fair and safe, standing with our law enforcement officers, deporting dangerous criminals, and keeping female sports for female athletes.”

She briefly nodded to the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis this month by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, which set off protests in the city and sent tensions soaring amid President Trump’s immigration crackdown. “The pressure is mounting again,” Ms. Tafoya said as images of chaotic demonstrations flash onscreen, “and the stakes could not be higher.” :snip:

For most of her career in sports media, Ms. Tafoya kept politics out of her broadcasts, but was vocal on her personal social media accounts. In an interview with Sports Illustrated in 2015, Ms. Tafoya described herself as “a pro-choice conservative” with “some definite libertarian strains.” :snip:

She made her political views known on a national stage in 2021, during two appearances on “The View.” Sitting in the seat often held by a conservative voice, she criticized vaccine mandates, critical race theory and the protests of Colin Kaepernick, a former quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers who protested against racial injustice by kneeling during the national anthem.



for more of her bullshit: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/us/politics/michele-tafoya-senate-minnesota.html?unlocked_article_code=1.GFA.ip92.H2lsYa69kwEx&smid=url-share

and no paywall: http://archive.today/1lxQc