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‘Buck’ stops at Walz: Flanagan ducks Minnesota fraud blame as GOP rival exposes glaring contradiction

Michele Tafoya, the Republican nominee, hammered Democratic Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan over Minnesota's $9 billion fraud scandal during their debate.

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Michele Tafoya schools Peggy Flanagan in Senate debate for failing to own Minnesota fraud scandal, pledges to be a ‘pain in ass’Flanagan is currently leading Tafoya by 2.6 percentage points in the race, according to the RealClearPolitics polling aggregator.

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