00:00I'm running for Senate to help people afford their lives.
00:02When you fail this badly, you get fired.
00:05Flanagan distancing herself from the Walls Administration's fraud problem with WCCO's Esme Murphy.
00:10I'm incredibly angry about the fraud, as most Minnesotans are as well.
00:16But I supported the independent office of Inspector General and harsher penalties.
00:21And I know that it's incredibly important for us to also ask the question, what about Washington?
00:27In a conversation with KSTP-TV political reporter and WCCO radio host Tom Houser,
00:34Tafoya distanced herself from President Trump, who has lost support in Minnesota, according to the polling.
00:39Look, I think I'm an equal opportunity observer of this president.
00:44And like I said, when he does things well, I'll say it.
00:47And when he doesn't, I will say it as well.
00:49Both taking the opportunity to attack each other's campaigns,
00:53the Democrat Flanagan jumping on a comment Tafoya made early on.
00:56As Minnesotans were figuring out how to fill up their tanks,
01:00she told them to, quote, keep a stiff upper lip and take one less trip to Starbucks.
01:05Tafoya maximizing voter frustration with two top issues making national news.
01:10We already knew that on Peggy Flanagan's watch, Minnesota has a massive, historic fraud crisis.
01:16Now the entire country knows that under Peggy Flanagan,
01:21Minnesota has a crime crisis as well, particularly Somali gang violence.
01:26A Republican has not held a Minnesota U.S. Senate seat since 2009,
01:31when former St. Paul Mayor Norm Coleman lost his re-election bid to Democrat Al Franken.
01:36Laura Oaks, News Talk 830, WCCO.
01:39you know,
