That’s because of a claim she made when announcing the campaign that many people on social media found questionable. “I’m running for U.S. Senate to bring that experience to Washington and deliver the real results Minnesota deserves,” she wrote on the X-post with a campaign video.
Tafoya seemed to equate asking NFL coaches a few questions as they walk to the locker room to actual training for administration, as she bragged in the video’s voiceover:
“For years I covered America’s biggest football games. I was on the sidelines when the pressure was on and the stakes were highest. That job taught me about more than just football. It taught me how leadership really works.””
For some reason, many people on social media weren’t convinced that watching football games on the sidelines is really the best preparation for representing a state in the U.S. Senate.
And in answer to your next question: yes, Tafoya was ridiculed mercilessly.
Although Democrats have held both of Minnesota’s U.S. Senate seats since 2009, Tafoya’s candidacy could boost the Republican Party’s chances. according to MPR News.
Several candidates will compete with Tafoya for the GOP nomination, but no one else has her national profile.
