Trump-Aligned Former NFL Reporter Tafoya Opens Up Big Lead in Minn. Primary

Critics, meanwhile, question whether celebrity status and media experience will translate into electoral success in a state where Democrats still maintain structural advantages in federal races.

For now, however, the latest polling suggests Tafoya has firmly established herself as the dominant figure in Minnesota’s Republican Senate primary — and potentially one of the GOP’s most prominent Senate recruits of the 2026 election cycle.