2026年8月12日 美国东部时间10:30 / 福克斯新闻
这位共和党候选人将与民主党副州长佩吉·弗拉南根展开角逐，以结束该州二十年来的全州性选举失利局面
作者：安德鲁·马克·米勒
米歇尔·塔福亚誓言在明尼苏达州对抗社会主义：“行不通”
明尼苏达州共和党联邦参议院候选人米歇尔·塔福亚告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，她正在为选民提供一个“常识性”的替代选择
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明尼苏达州埃迪纳——随着社会主义候选人在全美不断取得胜利，逐渐掌控民主党，明尼苏达州共和党联邦参议院候选人米歇尔·塔福亚正在向所有仍信奉“常识”的跨党派选民发出呼吁。
“我们不希望看到美国任何地方出现社会主义转向，尤其是在明尼苏达州，因此我将尽我所能，抵制这场走向民主党社会主义的运动，”塔福亚周二在明尼阿波利斯郊区投票后不久告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，“社会主义行不通。”
“明尼苏达州每一位想要常识、想要回归理智、希望孩子们能重返校园、希望这场选举欺诈丑闻得到追责、杜绝此类欺诈再次发生、希望犯罪率再度下降的选民，都能在这里找到归属感，”塔福亚告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，“你们有立足之地。我们的竞选秉持常识原则，我们在本州代表的将远不只是保守派。”
数小时后，塔福亚从共和党联邦参议院候选人正式成为该党提名候选人，她以压倒性优势赢得党内初选，将于11月的大选中对阵明尼苏达州民主党副州长佩吉·弗拉南根。
明尼苏达州众议院议长丽莎·德穆思赢得共和党州长初选，将在11月接替蒂姆·瓦尔兹
米歇尔·塔福亚表示，佩吉·弗拉南根代表了明尼苏达州向“民主党社会主义”的转向。（福克斯新闻数字频道；斯蒂芬·马图伦/盖蒂图片社）
胜选后通过电话接受采访时，塔福亚重申了她跨越党派界限、争取不满现状的民主党选民的承诺。
“我们州正以极快的速度走向错误的方向，热爱明尼苏达州的人们都心碎了，我们看到这种情况在多年来的职业政客一党执政下发生，他们把我们带到了这步田地。现在是时候做出改变了，我认为我们将呼吁政治光谱上的所有选民站出来，表明我们不会继续连任那些最初把我们拖入困境的人，”塔福亚告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。
失败的总统候选人在中西部州长民主党初选中胜出，正值选举欺诈丑闻余波未平
塔福亚有望成为自2006年以来首位在明尼苏达州赢得全州公职的共和党人。
塔福亚11月的对手、进步派明尼苏达州民主党副州长佩吉·弗拉南根因该州大规模选举欺诈丑闻受到批评，该丑闻迫使州长蒂姆·瓦尔兹放弃连任竞选。弗拉南根自2019年起与瓦尔兹共事，同时她的极左翼立场包括废除移民海关执法局（ICE）。
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米歇尔·塔福亚与凯文·奥利里2024年4月18日在纽约市福克斯新闻频道工作室做客《巾帼群英会》节目。（罗伊·罗奇林/盖蒂图片社）
“现在是时候追究他们的责任了，我们将通过罢免他们来做到这一点，”塔福亚说，“我们将聘用那些外来者，他们愿意带着新想法进来解决问题，而不是像政坛建制派那样一味迎合党派政治。”
塔福亚告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，她期待在未来几个月与民主党人和无党派人士交流，她针对不满现状的民主党选民的竞选口号，与密歇根州共和党联邦参议院候选人迈克·罗杰斯上周在对阵对手阿卜杜勒·埃尔赛义德的竞选活动中打出的口号相似。
“在初选中参选时，你主要面向的是本党选民，”塔福亚说，“现在我很高兴能接触到那些感到被民主党抛弃、觉得自己在政治上无家可归的不满民主党选民。我们将向他们敞开大门，我迫不及待地想和所有无党派人士交流，分享他们的想法。这就是我期待的事情。”
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Tafoya makes ‘common sense’ pitch to disaffected Democrats as she vows to fight Minnesota’s ‘socialist lurch’
August 12, 2026 10:30am EDT / Fox News
The Republican nominee will face Democratic Lt Gov Peggy Flanagan in a race to end two decades of statewide losses
By Andrew Mark Miller
Michele Tafoya vows to fight socialism in Minnesota: ‘Does not work’
GOP Minnesota Senate candidate Michele Tafoya told Fox News Digital she’s offering voters a ‘common sense’ alternative
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EDINA, MN – As socialist candidates continue to score victories across the country and take more control of the Democratic Party, Minnesota GOP Senate nominee Michele Tafoya is making her pitch to voters from all parties who still believe in “common sense.”
“We do not want to see a socialist lurch anywhere in this country, and in particular in Minnesota, so I will do whatever I can to stand up against this movement toward Democrat socialism,” Tafoya told Fox News Digital on Tuesday shortly after voting in a suburb outside Minneapolis. “Socialism does not work.”
“There is absolutely a home for every voter in Minnesota that wants common sense, that wants a return to sanity, that wants to see kids learn in school again, that wants accountability for this fraud, who wants the fraud never repeat itself, who wants crime rates to go down again,” Tafoya told Fox News Digital. “There is room for you. We are the common sense candidacy and we’re gonna represent a lot more than just conservatives in this state.”
Hours later, Tafoya went from Republican Senate candidate to Republican Senate nominee as she convincingly won her primary and moves on to face Minnesota Democratic Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan in the general election in November.
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Michele Tafoya says Peggy Flanagan represents a shift toward “Democrat socialism” in Minnesota.(Fox News Digital ; Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
When reached by phone after her victory, Tafoya reiterated her commitment to crossing party lines to reach disaffected Democrats.
“Our state has been going in the wrong direction at the speed of sound and people who love Minnesota are brokenhearted, and we see that this has happened under the watch of career politicians single-party rule, for many years now they’ve brought us to this place it’s time for change and I think we’re going to appeal to voters across the political spectrum to stand up and say we’re not going to continue to re-elect the people that got us to this place to begin with,” Tafoya told Fox News Digital.
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Tafoya is aiming to become the first Republican to win statewide office in Minnesota since 2006.
Tafoya’s opponent in November, progressive Minnesota Democratic Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, has drawn criticism over the massive fraud scandal in the state that forced Gov. Tim Walz to drop his re-election bid, given that she has served alongside him since 2019, as well as her far-left positions that include abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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Michele Tafoya and Kevin O’Leary visited “Outnumbered” at Fox News Channel Studios on April 18, 2024, in New York City.(Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)
“It is time to hold them accountable, and we’re going to do that by firing them,” Tafoya said. “And we’re gonna hire people who are outsiders, who are willing to come in and fix this with new ideas and not just bend to party politics as the establishment always does.”
Tafoya, whose message to disaffected Democrat voters is similar to the pitch Michigan GOP Senate nominee Mike Rogers made last week in his race against his opponent Abdul El-Sayed, told Fox News Digital she is looking forward to speaking to Democrats and independents in the coming months.
“When you run in a primary, you’re talking to mostly your own voters,” Tafoya said. “Now I’m excited to reach out to those disaffected Democrats who feel that the party has left them, who feel like they’re homeless politically. We’re gonna open the doors to them and I can’t wait to talk to all those independents and share their ideas. So that’s what I’m looking forward to.”
Andrew Mark Miller is a reporter at Fox News. Find him on Twitter @andymarkmiller and email tips to AndrewMark.Miller@Fox.com.
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