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The Michele Tafoya Podcast

Minnesota Needs a New Governor

The Michele Tafoya Podcast

Salem Podcast Network

News, Politics, News Commentary, Society & Culture

2.4590 Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Tim Walz wants a third term. Kendall Qualls is trying -- for a second time -- to unseat Walz. Qualls is a businessman with a military background. He makes his case for why he is the Republican candidate best suited to send Walz packing.

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

We need leadership, leadership, leadership at the governor's seat.

0:04.0

And again, this is what I bring into this race.

0:09.0

Outside leadership, military, as well as corporate.

0:12.0

And it's very simple. It's about accountability, responsibility.

0:16.0

And yes, we're going to raise standards.

0:18.0

Yes, we're going to bring in school choice for parents.

0:20.0

70% of Minnesotans want school choice. We're going to raise standards yes we're going to bring in school choice for parents 70%

0:20.9

of minnesotans want school choice we're going to raise standards but we're also going to bring back

0:25.8

discipline the priorities that minnesotans have today the top three is the economy is crime

0:32.6

and they want a decent education for their kids. They're not getting it.

0:40.6

And I'll give the Democrats an early warning what's going to happen.

0:42.1

Because they have nothing to run on.

0:43.4

They ruin their state.

0:47.4

They're going to demonize me as too radical, too conservative, two religious.

0:49.9

They're going to give them, Brett Kavanaugh of me,

0:53.5

and they're going to Clarence Thomas me because they have nothing to run on.

0:55.3

They want to distract them in the disaster.

0:56.3

They've made a mistake.

1:06.8

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1:08.4

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1:10.8

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1:15.9

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