By Evaristo Lara
The transition she achieved from working as a sports reporter to running as a Republican candidate for a seat in the Minnesota Senate has placed Michele Tafoya as a contender to achieve this goal.this according to some advance surveys.
“For years, I covered the biggest soccer games in the United States. I walked the sidelines when the pressure was at its highest and the stakes were high. That job taught me much more than soccer. It taught me how leadership really works. When leaders are prepared and responsible, teams are successful. When they are not, people pay the price,” the 61-year-old Californian said in a video posted on social media in January.
Since then, Tafoya has not stopped campaigning, aware that he enjoys the recognition of American football fans.since for several years she worked as a reporter covering NFL games for the television networks CBS, ABC, ESPN and NBC Sports actions.
However, Its Achilles heel could be that it supports access to abortion up to 12 weeks of pregnancywhich is not seen well by Republican leaders and a large sector of citizens.
Heading into the conservative primaries to be held in August, the political consulting and data analysis firm Height Insights places Michele Tafoya with a 30-point lead (41% versus 11% support) over Royce White, a former basketball player.
Because she is a well-known woman, Tafoya figures as one of the strongest cards that Republicans have presented for an election in 15 years.
And, since 2006, when Tim Pawlenty managed to be re-elected as governor, in Minnesota no other conservative candidate has been able to defeat the Democrats at the state level.
Even though the primary elections will be held on August 11, Tafoya will have to try to win the trust of some Republican delegates during the Minnesota Republican Party State Convention, which will be held in Duluth on May 29 and 30.
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