After a year of coming up empty in Minnesota, DC Republicans convinced Michele Tafoya to jump into the Senate race today. The result: an already nasty GOP primary is getting nastier, as David Hann launched attacks on Tafoya within hours of announcing his own bid, and failed 2024 candidate Royce White rushed to join the pile-on.
“Michele Tafoya’s entry into the race is a sign of just how far the Minnesota Republican Party has sunk,” said American Bridge spokesman Danny Abbas. “At every turn, Tafoya has backed Donald Trump’s failed agenda – supporting efforts to rip health care away from Minnesotans, cheering job cuts, and applauding tariffs that drive up prices. Throw in her embrace of election conspiracy theories, and Tafoya looks less like a serious candidate and more like the perfect ticket mate for Mike Lindell.”
Michele Tafoya’s lowlights:
● Tafoya said “tariffs work,” despite the decimation of Minnesota farmers, loss of Minnesota jobs, and price hikes on goods.
● Tafoya supports allowing the Affordable Care Act subsidies to expire, sending premiums in Minnesota skyrocketing.
● Tafoya opposes protections for pre-existing conditions, putting nearly 800,000 Minnesotans at risk of losing coverage.
● Tafoya opposes allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices, which substantially reduces the price of prescription drugs for seniors.
● Tafoya praised DOGE’s efforts and said that she was on “team chainsaw,” and that there was no “legit argument against” it – despite Minnesota losing hundreds of millions of dollars.
Published: Jan 21, 2026