Peggy Flanagan's Chances of Losing to Michele Tafoya in Minnesota: Polls
Summary
A new poll shows Democratic Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan and Republican Michele Tafoya are close in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race, with Flanagan holding a small lead within the margin of error. The race is important because Democrats aim to regain control of the Senate, and Minnesota's current Democratic senator, Tina Smith, is retiring.Key Facts
- Peggy Flanagan is the Democratic candidate for Minnesota’s U.S. Senate seat.
- Michele Tafoya is the Republican candidate, a former NFL sideline reporter.
- The current senator, Tina Smith (Democrat), is retiring.
- A recent poll shows Flanagan leading Tafoya by about 4 percentage points, but the difference is within the margin of error.
- Women tend to support Flanagan more; men lean toward Tafoya.
- Younger voters favor Flanagan, while Tafoya leads among older voters.
- Democrats want to defend seats like Minnesota’s to retake the Senate majority from Republicans.
- Minnesota last elected a Republican senator in 2002; since then, it has generally favored Democrats in Senate races.
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