Michele Tafoya Steps in Where Minnesota Needs Credibility

Every small town has a meeting room with a large table, folding chairs, and a microphone that cuts out if somebody leans too hard on the podium. Whenever a serious speaker steps up, people straighten in their chairs, not because of hype or applause, but because the voice is prepared: calm, grounded, and capable of answering hard questions without notes taped to the podium.

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For the first time in years, Minnesota has that voice in the room.

Michele Tafoya announced a run for the United States Senate, and her declaration followed a script familiar to anybody paying attention: admiration from people hungry for competence, and dismissal from critics who confuse career labels with intellectual limits.

For years, I walked the

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