Newspaper endorsements don’t carry all of the weight that they used to, but when a newspaper endorses a Republican candidate, people take notice because it doesn’t happen very often.
The media is the media and they are overwhelmingly liberal.
It is in that spirit that people are noticing the fact that the ‘Duluth News Tribune’ has endorsed Republican Michele Tafoya for U.S. Senate in Minnesota.
Didn’t have this Duluth News Tribune endorsement on my bingo card… or their criticism of Flanagan. What’s weird is every DFL candidate they did endorse also shares the same record as Peggy. Hmmmm pic.twitter.com/1cdaZfGX6W
— MN Republicans Northland Edition (@MNHD3BGOP) October 10, 2026
Endorsement: Independent-minded Michele Tafoya ready for US Senate
Patrolling the sidelines at NFL games as a reporter for the national television broadcast may not seem like training for elected office. But think about it. Massive and powerful people everywhere, whether coaches, players, or others. Inflated egos galore. All the emotions and intensity of the moment. And then having to digest volumes of information quickly, along with breaking developments, in order to ask the right questions and get positive results.
Sounds a lot like D.C., actually.
And it is part of the reason why Michele Tafoya, a former sideline reporter for Sunday Night Football and Monday Night Football, is the choice for eligible Minnesota voters in the Nov. 3 election to replace stepping-down Tina Smith in the U.S. Senate. Tafoya has the smarts, the communications skills, and more to be an effective leader for the state she has called home for close to 35 years.
“Being on the No. 1 show on prime time … is no walk in the park. It’s not like you just show up and present your reports,” Tafoya said in an Oct. 2 interview with the FCC Editorial Advisory Board. “I dealt with owners, coaches, general managers, players who liked me, players who didn’t like me, coaches who were fond of me, coaches who hated me. And to face (the infamously gruff former New England Patriots Coach) Bill Belichick on Sunday nights at halftime when he’s down by 10 gave me a thick skin and the ability to say, ‘Look, I need to do my job’.”
Tafoya is running as a Republican but is no party insider. She isn’t even supported by or endorsed by President Donald Trump.
“I’m not a ring-kisser. … The only endorsement I’m looking for is that of the Minnesota voters,” she said. “I’m a very open-minded, independent thinker, and I’ve always been that way. … I am willing to work with anybody, and I am beholden to nobody. I am not beholden to party leaders, to lobbyists, or even to the president of the United States.”
If Michele Tafoya pulls out a win here – and she could – Democrats will absolutely lose their minds.
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