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It’s rare for a U.S. Senate race that doesn’t include an incumbent to only feature one debate, but that’s the case in the race to replace outgoing U.S. Senator Tina Smith.
Republican Michele Tafoya and Democrat Peggy Flanagan debated in the Minnesota Public Radio studio at noon Friday, sparring over everything from President Donald Trump to the war in Iran to fraud.
It was the first and only debate the two candidates are participating in ahead of Election Day.
Tafoya initially supported the war, but now says it’s time to bring it to a close. “Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon,” she said, “but this has been going on now for seven months and Minnesotans and Americans writ large are hurting. The prices are too high. This war does need to end and it needs to end quickly. It also needs to end strategically. I would like to see the president lay o...
