Tafoya is the Republican nominee for the Senate seat and has denied the claims, questioning during the interview why she would run to represent a state she felt ashamed of. The uncovered exchange was part of a broader pattern of the candidate criticizing the state, though the specific post was deleted prior to CNN's report.
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Deleted Tweet Shows GOP Nominee Michele Tafoya Was Embarrassed by Minnesota
US Politics28 days ago
A former sports broadcaster running for the U.S. Senate in Minnesota is facing scrutiny after public denials about her past views on the state. Michele Tafoya recently told a local radio interviewer that she had never said she was embarrassed to be from Minnesota, but CNN's KFile discovered a social media post from 3 years ago in which she stated exactly that.
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