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DAVID MARCUS: Peggy Flanagan's DEI record and fraud scandal put Minnesota Senate race in the spotlight

Republican Michele Tafoya is closing the gap with a centrist message as Flanagan avoids debates and media scrutiny

By David Marcus Fox News

Published September 30, 2026 3:04pm EDT

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Michele Tafoya slams Peggy Flanagan: She can not detach herself from this record

Midterm election stakes rise as Republican Senate candidate Michele Tafoya joins Larry Kudlow to slam Peggy Flanagan and Tim Walz over their record on corruption and crime in Minnesota. Tafoya argues that after twenty years of taxpayer-funded salaries, Flanagan deserves a pink slip rather than a promotion due to widespread fraud and school decline.

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"The lieutenant governor [Peggy Flanagan], even as we sit here today, continues to take absolutely no accountability for any of the fraud issues, and she continues to blame the governor. And I'm going to be honest: It's p---ing me off."

The above quote is not from a Republican, but from Democratic Rep. Angie Craig in July when she was running in the Minnesota Senate primary against Peggy Flanagan. While harsh words are often lightly thrown in primary battles, in this case, one must ask: Where is the lie?

While Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and Colorado’s House candidate Milot Kiros have snagged headlines for their far-left views, Flanagan has been able to hide a bit.

However, the tightening race in Minnesota, as shown both through on-the-ground reporting and in polling, is putting Democrats everywhere in........

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