Ex-NFL reporter Michele Tafoya hammers Minnesota Dems on welfare fraud as polls show her neck and neck in Senate race

Minnesota Senate candidate Michele Tafoya dragged her Democratic opponent, Lieutenant Gov.Peggy Flanagan, over alleged welfare fraud in the state under her watch — as new polls predict an incredibly close match-up.

Tafoya, a former NFL reporter who won a crowded Republican primary last month, urged voters to “not give [Flanagan] a promotion” to the vacant Senate seat as the lt.governor leads Tafoya by 1.8 points, according to the latest Real Clear Politics poll.“She really needs a pink slip,” Tafoya said during an appearance on Fox News Sunday.

The Republican then raised concerns about alleged welfare fraud that occurred during Flanagan’s tenure, especially when posing the question of where and how billions of dollars exited Minnesota.In Minnesota, the latest fraud occurred in Hennepin County — where Minneapolis is.About $2 million was reportedly set aside for businesses affected by ICE raids.

However, businesses saw just a quarter of that fund because the state received 300 legit applications, and 200 were flagged for potential fraud.“They know they have a place here in Minnesota where they can commit this fraud,” Tafoya said.“Because no one has been held accountable.

It’s remarkable.” Tafoya claims the only sort of accountability seen in Minnesota’s fraud was Governor Tim Walz deciding not to run for a third term.“We’ve got a clean house, and it’s going to start with the top of the ticket, and that’s the US Senate, where people are,” Tafoya said.“We’re now in a toss-up race here in Minnesota.

We’ve been trending in the right direction, and that is good news for all of us and for the US Senate.”She is hoping to get a boost at the ballot box from non-college-educated voters who favor Republicans over Democrats by 16 percentage points, calling this group the “heart of the Trump coalition.”“They are feeling some economic grievance and uncertainty and pressure,” Tafoya said.“For them, the question is not for ...