彭比弗·弗拉纳根克服了特朗普阵营围绕导致明尼苏达州启动移民与海关执法局“地铁突击行动”的数十亿美元丑闻发起的攻击
作者：亚历克斯·米勒 | 福克斯新闻
发布时间：2026年11月4日 美国东部时间凌晨12:20
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进步派在明尼苏达州取得了重大胜利，该州曾是特朗普政府移民和反欺诈打击行动的重点目标。
民主党提名人、副州长彭比弗·弗拉纳根击败了前NFL场边记者、共和党提名人米歇尔·塔福亚，扼杀了共和党翻转“万湖之州”的希望。
虽然她战胜了得到唐纳德·特朗普总统支持的塔福亚，这对民主党在参议院争夺权力的目标是个利好，但鉴于该席位原本就属于民主党，这对共和党而言未必是坏事。
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彭比弗·弗拉纳根在关键参议院竞选击败温和派民主党人后，誓言“拆毁移民与海关执法局”
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美国参议院民主党候选人、明尼苏达州副州长彭比弗·弗拉纳根，2026年8月11日在明尼阿波利斯市第一大道举行的初选之夜派对上发言。（斯蒂芬·马图伦/盖蒂图片社）
弗拉纳根获胜之际，正值明尼苏达州及其前竞选搭档州长蒂姆·沃尔兹因今年早些时候爆发的规模庞大的数十亿美元日托欺诈丑闻，成为特朗普政府的直接打击目标。
鉴于几名索马里移民与该丑闻有关联，移民与海关执法局（ICE）派遣人员进入该州，启动了“地铁突击行动”。该行动导致两名明尼苏达州居民蕾妮·妮可·古德和亚历克斯·普雷蒂死于联邦移民执法人员之手。
移民与海关执法局在该州的行动导致华盛顿特区再次陷入政府停摆，并成为她竞选的有力口号和她在竞选过程中使用的弹药。
明尼苏达州参议院候选人被指尽管是沃尔兹的副手却将欺诈归咎于他：“她知道自己完蛋了”
“我们需要拆毁移民与海关执法局，阻止他们恐吓我们的社区，”弗拉纳根今年早些时候赢得初选后不久表示，“我很清楚这一点。我知道我们可以修复我们支离破碎的移民体系，巩固边境，并创建一个符合我们价值观的真正入籍途径。”
塔福亚的竞选活动很大程度上围绕弗拉纳根在明尼苏达州欺诈案中扮演的角色，以及她作为该州高级官员究竟知晓多少信息展开。
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“我的对手在该州担任副手已有八年，领取纳税人资助的薪水，”塔福亚在上个月的一场辩论中表示，“我们得到了什么结果？我们出现了大规模欺诈、历史性欺诈。我们的考试成绩下降了。我们的犯罪率飙升了。我们将巨额盈余变成了赤字。”
冷门共和党候选人令偏蓝的州局势生变，欺诈丑闻阴影笼罩民主党
米歇尔·塔福亚和凯文·奥利里于2024年4月18日在纽约市福克斯新闻频道演播室参加《左右为难》节目。（罗伊·罗奇林/盖蒂图片社）
不过，弗拉纳根将丑闻的大部分责任推给了沃尔兹，并反驳称“他才是对此负有监督责任的人”。
“州长已经非常明确，责任由他承担，”弗拉纳根表示。
她的获胜对参议院少数党领袖、纽约州民主党人查克·舒默及其连任参议院民主党领袖的野心可能也是一把双刃剑。
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弗拉纳根和其他进步派民主党候选人一样，积极疏远并批评舒默，称民主党领导层需要变革。
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“人民想要大胆的变革，”弗拉纳根告诉《纽约时报》，“他们厌倦了只做表面功夫。”
亚历克斯·米勒是福克斯新闻数字频道负责报道美国参议院的记者。
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Trump-backed ex-NFL reporter loses Senate race to progressive who vowed to ‘rip ICE apart’
Peggy Flanagan overcame Trump-backed attacks over the multibillion-dollar scandal that brought ICE’s Operation Metro Surge to Minnesota
By Alex Miller | Fox News
Published November 4, 2026 12:20am EST
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Progressives scored a major victory in Minnesota, a state heavily targeted by the Trump administration in its immigration and anti-fraud crackdowns.
Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, the Democratic nominee, toppled former NFL sideline reporter and Republican nominee Michele Tafoya, stifling the GOP’s hopes of flipping the Land of 10,000 Lakes.
While her win over Tafoya, who was backed by President Donald Trump, is a positive for Democrats in their pursuit of power in the upper chamber, it’s not necessarily a negative for Republicans, given that the seat was already blue.
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PEGGY FLANAGAN VOWS TO ‘RIP ICE APART’ AFTER TOPPLING MODERATE DEM IN KEY SENATE BATTLE
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Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, speaks during a primary election night party at First Avenue on Aug. 11, 2026, in Minneapolis.(Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
Flanagan’s victory comes after the state of Minnesota and her former running mate, Gov. Tim Walz, were directly in the Trump administration’s crosshairs for the sprawling, multibillion-dollar daycare fraud scandal that erupted earlier this year.
Given that several Somali immigrants were linked to the scandal, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) descended upon the state to enact Operation Metro Surge. That resulted in the deaths of two Minnesota residents, Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti, at the hands of federal immigration agents.
ICE’s actions in the state led to yet another government shutdown in Washington, D.C., and became a pointed rallying cry for her campaign and ammunition she used on the trail.
MN SENATE CANDIDATE RIPPED FOR BLAMING WALZ FOR FRAUD DESPITE BEING HIS #2: ‘KNOWS SHE’S COOKED’
“We need to rip ICE apart and stop them from terrorizing our communities,” Flanagan said shortly after winning her primary earlier this year. “And I know this. I know that we can fix our broken immigration system, secure the border, and create a real pathway to citizenship that aligns with our values.”
Much of Tafoya’s campaign hinged on what role Flanagan played in the Minnesota fraud scheme and just how much she knew as a top official in the state.
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“My opponent has been second in command in this state for eight years, drawing a taxpayer-funded paycheck,” Tafoya said at a debate last month. “And what do we have to show for that? We have massive fraud, historic fraud. We have test scores down. We have crime spiking. We have a massive surplus turned into a deficit.”
SLEEPER GOP CANDIDATE PUTS BLUE-LEANING STATE IN PLAY AS FRAUD SCANDAL SHADOWS DEMS
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Flanagan, however, has shifted much of the blame for the scandal onto Walz and countered that “he was the one who had oversight here.”
“The governor has been very clear that the buck stops with him,” Flanagan said.
Her win could also be a double-edged sword for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and his ambition to stay on as leader of Senate Democrats.
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Flanagan, like other progressive Democratic candidates, has actively run away from and criticized Schumer, arguing that Democrats need change at the leadership level.
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“People want big, bold change,” Flanagan told The New York Times. “They are sick of nibbling around the edges.”
Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.
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