US politics
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1 week agoEx-NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya announces senate run
Michele Tafoya launched a Republican campaign for Minnesota U.S. Senate to succeed retiring Sen. Tina Smith.
Dakarai Larriett is not your conventional candidate for the U.S. Senate, least of all from Alabama. The gay, Black 43-year-old entrepreneur and community activist founded a pet aromatherapy business, studied dance at a progressive high school in Birmingham, champions the rights of trans people in the Cotton State, and embraces his ghost sightings as a gift. He's also sunny, charming, and attractive, and has surrounded himself with an experienced team of political veterans in his campaign for U.S. Senator from Alabama.