Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said Minnesota Republican Senate nominee Michele Tafoya ‘wiped the floor’ with Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan during their debate.
“Every poll that has been released before this debate has shown a dead heat,” Concha said Saturday on Fox Report with Jon Scott. “And by every objective measure, Michele Tafoya wiped the floor with Peggy Flanagan during that debate earlier this week. You saw her on the defensive there.”
Flanagan was asked during Friday’s debate, hosted by MPR News, about the fraud investigations in Minnesota, estimated at about $9 billion. The Democratic Senate nominee pinned the blame on Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), saying she was focused on other areas.
“The governor has been very clear that ‘the buck stops with him,’” Flanagan said. “He was the one who had oversight here.”
Concha said Flanagan was deflecting responsibility despite serving as lieutenant governor.
“Rampant fraud under Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, who simply will not take responsibility for billions fleeing from the state under her watch,” Concha said. “Only to say, ‘Oh, well, I’m angry about it too.’ Well yeah, you were in office. You still are in office when this happened.”
In contrast, Tafoya tried to appear more moderate, saying she planned to strike back at corruption regardless of political parties while also acknowledging the fraud scandal.
“I am going to Washington to be an equal opportunity pain in the ass to any corrupt career politician,” Tafoya said. “I don’t care which side of the aisle they’re on, or what office they hold. I note that my opponent here mentioned Donald Trump’s name. I don’t know how many times I’ve lost count. Peggy, Donald Trump isn’t on the ballot, you and I are on the ballot, and only one of us let $9 billion walk out the door to fraud.”
PEGGY FLANAGAN’S LOSE-LOSE SITUATION ON FRAUD CULPABILITY IN MINNESOTA SENATE RACE
Concha said the Minnesota race has become a toss-up despite not voting for a Republican senator in more than 20 years and that it was all due to Tafoya’s “masterful campaign.”
“We’ve talked a lot about races in Maine, in Michigan, in Texas, but Minnesota may very well prove to be the difference between a Republican controlled Senate and a Democrat controlled Senate,” Concha said.
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