Can Tim Walz Win Again?
The Michele Tafoya Podcast
Salem Podcast Network
2.4 • 590 Ratings
🗓️ 8 September 2025
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Kristin Robbins is one of three serious candidates looking to unseat Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. Why does she think she can? Where does she stand on abortion? How can she fix education? Meet the only woman running in MN.
Michele Tafoya is a four-time Emmy award-winning sportscaster turned political and cultural commentator.
Record-setting, four-time Sports Emmy Award winner Michele Tafoya worked her final NBC Sunday Night Football game at Super Bowl LVI on February 13, 2022, her fifth Super Bowl. She retired from sportscasting the following day. In total, she covered 327 games — the most national primetime TV games (regular + postseason) for an NFL sideline reporter.
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| 0:00.0 | You know, I've been in office for seven years. I'm in my fourth term. I have a record that speaks for itself. |
| 0:05.4 | And I'm, you know, for some people, I'm a rhino. For some people, I'm Maga. I mean, I'm Kristen Robbins. |
| 0:12.5 | I have a record to stand on, and I'm going to fight for Minnesota. It's a brand new episode of the Michelle Tofoya podcast. |
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| 0:31.4 | We'd love to have you download every episode. |
| 0:34.5 | Today, you know, there are a lot of gubernatorial races coming up across the country. |
| 0:39.8 | And in Minnesota, our current governor has become rather famous. |
| 0:43.6 | His name is Tim Walz. |
| 0:45.2 | You may know of him. |
| 0:46.7 | He was Kamala Harris's vice presidential nominee and maybe single-handedly ruined his chances. |
| 0:52.4 | He hasn't decided if he's running again, but we have three |
| 0:55.1 | very viable candidates on the Republican side who are campaigning. One is Kristen Robbins. She happens to |
| 1:00.6 | be the only woman in the race. Kendall Qualls is another one. We will interview him later. Dr. Scott |
| 1:05.9 | Jensen is a third. We will interview him later. Today is Kristen Robbins' turn. |
| 1:14.8 | And she has been in the Minnesota legislature since 2018. |
| 1:18.1 | She's got a very interesting background, |
| 1:20.6 | and she is Minnesotan through and through. But her concerns are concerns that we have nationwide. |
| 1:24.0 | Kristen Robbins, running for governor of Minnesota, |
| 1:26.5 | is our guest next. |
| 1:31.9 | Kristen, it's great to meet you. Wonderful to have you on. As I've said to people, I'm going to |
| 1:37.1 | give this platform to you and Kendall Qualls and Scott Jensen, Dr. Jensen equally. |
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