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241 ads analyzed · 105 use a rhetorical technique, most often loaded language and name calling.
The words doing the persuading
From the Flanagan side · Paid for by North Star Dawn PAC“…claims she doesn’t take corporate PAC money. But the truth is Flanagan took money from Big Pharma to fund her special interest group – even as the pharmaceutical companies force…”Loaded LanguageSee this ad →
From the Tafoya side · Paid for by Tafoya for Senate“Far-left Democrats didn't have the spine to stop the criminals who stole millions from Minnesotans.
As your Senator, Michele…”Loaded LanguageSee this ad →
Peggy Flanagan (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) and Michele Tafoya (Republican) are the nominees for Minnesota's U.S. Senate seat in the November 3, 2026 general election. By their latest FEC reports, Peggy Flanagan's campaign had raised $11.6 million (through October 14, 2026) and Michele Tafoya's campaign $12.5 million (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $3.6 million for Peggy Flanagan and $9.8 million against; $45,000 for Michele Tafoya and $1.1 million against. Semblen has analyzed 241 ads in this race; 105 used at least one rhetorical technique, most often loaded language and name calling.
Peggy Flanagan (DFL), Michele Tafoya (REP).
8 others filed with the FEC; any ads they ran are below. 241 ads analyzed, 105 with at least one technique in the copy.
Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing. Updated 2026-11-05.
Also on every Minnesota ballot: 1 statewide ballot measure →The ballot wording and the official arguments, read for rhetorical techniques.
How to vote in Minnesota
From Minnesota's official election office. Each line links to the official page it came from.
Registration
Register by Tue, Oct 13 (registration closed during the 20 days before the election, so last day is the 21st day before; online, mail, or in person). Same-day registration: at your polling place with proof of residence (ID, approved document, or a registered voter vouching) (passed)Source: revisor.mn.gov ↗
Early voting in person
Fri, Sep 18 to Mon, Nov 2 (in-person absentee during the 46 days before; ballot-into-tabulator early voting in the last 18 days (from Oct 16)) (passed)Source: revisor.mn.gov ↗Source: revisor.mn.gov ↗
By mail
Anyone can vote by mail; request a ballot by Mon, Nov 2 (any time up to the day before the election; mail time makes a late request risky); return it by Tue, Nov 3 (received by 8 p.m. Election Day; envelopes arriving later are marked late and not counted) (passed)Source: revisor.mn.gov ↗Source: revisor.mn.gov ↗Source: revisor.mn.gov ↗
Checked October 6, 2026. Rules can change; confirm with the official site before you go.
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Where they stand
From each campaign's own website, summarised in plain English, with a quote where they gave one; under an issue, Senate votes for those who have cast them. Full detail and sources on each profile: Peggy Flanagan · Michele Tafoya.
Economy and cost of livingFlanagan: stated · Tafoya: stated
Peggy Flanagan (DFL)
Flanagan says she wants an America where one job is enough to pay the bills. She supports a $17 federal minimum wage tied to inflation, national paid family and medical leave, universal childcare, and passing the PRO Act to make it easier to organize a union.
“Peggy supports an America where one good job is enough.”
Tafoya says she wants Congress to spend less, borrow less and tax less, and blames tax hikes and spending for inflation. She also says she will back all U.S. energy sources to bring down utility bills and gas prices.
“We need outsiders who will make Congress spend less, borrow less and tax less”
Taxes and government spendingFlanagan: stated · Tafoya: stated
Peggy Flanagan (DFL)
Flanagan says she supports cutting taxes for middle and working class families by expanding the Child Tax Credit, and ending the tax on Social Security. She says she wants to end special tax treatment for corporations and the wealthiest, and make sure small businesses don't pay a higher tax rate than giant corporations.
Tafoya says she will oppose any tax increase on the middle class and protect the Working Family Tax Cuts. She also says she wants Congress to spend less and borrow less, and would push to cut federal funding to states that don't follow anti-fraud and audit rules.
Flanagan says she believes healthcare is a human right and will fight for Medicare for All, and in the meantime to expand access and restore the Medicaid cuts made by Trump and Republicans. She also wants to ban prior authorization by insurers, have Medicare and Medicaid negotiate all drug prices, and add vision, dental and hearing coverage.
“Peggy believes healthcare is a human right and will fight for Medicare for All”
Tafoya says she will fight insurers, middlemen and government bureaucrats, cut prescription drug costs and keep health decisions in the hands of patients.
“cut prescription drug costs and keep power in the hands of patients”
Social Security and MedicareFlanagan: stated · Tafoya: no position
Peggy Flanagan (DFL)
Flanagan says she will protect Social Security by having the wealthiest Americans pay more, expanding the income cap and source for contributions, and she supports ending the tax on Social Security benefits. She says she will fight Medicare cuts, restore Medicaid cuts, and have Medicare negotiate the price of all prescription drugs.
Immigration and the borderFlanagan: stated · Tafoya: stated
Peggy Flanagan (DFL)
Flanagan says she wants to dismantle ICE and end the Trump administration's mass deportation policy, while keeping a secure border through modern technology and capacity. She supports a pathway to legal status for long-term undocumented residents and fair processes for refugees and asylum seekers.
Tafoya says she wants the border secured and immigration laws enforced, with criminal illegal immigrants deported and federal, state and local police working together. She says she will oppose efforts to abolish ICE and will co-sponsor a bill to deport immigrants convicted of fraud.
Flanagan says she supports passing the Women's Health Protection Act to restore Roe v. Wade protections nationwide, repealing the Hyde Amendment, and opposing efforts to defund Planned Parenthood. She also supports requiring Medicaid and ACA plans to cover IVF.
Energy and climateFlanagan: stated · Tafoya: stated
Peggy Flanagan (DFL)
Flanagan says she wants action on climate change and supports wind and solar power, which she says create union jobs. She opposes the Trump administration's rollback of clean energy investments and supports biofuels, sustainable aviation fuel, and green steel and ammonia.
Tafoya says she will support all U.S. energy sources, including ones that work when the sun isn't shining or the wind isn't blowing, to lower utility bills and gas prices while protecting the environment.
“As our Senator, Michele will support all U.S. energy sources”
Crime and policingFlanagan: stated · Tafoya: stated
Peggy Flanagan (DFL)
Flanagan says she supports funding local police departments for training and community safety, while holding law enforcement to a high standard. She also wants to address root causes like mental health, addiction and economic security, expand re-entry programs, and ban federal private prisons.
Tafoya says she will push for more funding, equipment and training for law enforcement and for tougher penalties. She also wants mandatory minimum prison sentences for fraud and to protect legal protections for police.
Flanagan says she wants to expand Head Start and publicly financed universal Pre-K, fully fund special education, and increase the federal role in K-12 funding without vouchers. She also supports expanding tuition support and loan forgiveness for people in public service roles like teaching and healthcare.
Tafoya says she will fight for education reform that gives parents more say, increases transparency and accountability, and reverses falling test scores. She also says she will keep men out of women's sports and locker rooms.
Foreign policy and defenseFlanagan: stated · Tafoya: no position
Peggy Flanagan (DFL)
Flanagan says she supports rebuilding ties with NATO allies, backing Ukraine against Russia, and cracking down on unfair trade practices by China. She supports eliminating tariffs that hurt farmers while keeping some, such as for iron mining, and a lasting ceasefire and two-state solution in the Middle East, and says she would have voted to halt offensive weapons sales to Israel.
Elections and ethics in governmentFlanagan: stated · Tafoya: stated
Peggy Flanagan (DFL)
Flanagan says she wants to ban corporate money in elections, require disclosure of all donors, and reverse Citizens United. She supports banning stock trading by members of Congress and the president, banning officials from lobbying, reforming the Supreme Court, and passing the John Lewis Voting Rights Act.
Tafoya says she will fight for voter ID, paper ballots and the SAVE Act. She also says she would use Senate oversight powers to fight corruption, and would push anti-fraud measures including stripping federal funds from states without anti-fraud controls.
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Ratings and endorsements
How groups that score Congress rate each candidate, exactly as each group published it, with the year. Below the ratings, each group's 2026 endorsements and the anti-tax pledge, labelled as such. We don't combine or adjust them; the list of groups is fixed and the same in every race. Each is marked national or state: all are national except the state AFL-CIO federations and police lodges. Sources and what each group is on each profile: Peggy Flanagan · Michele Tafoya.
Peggy Flanagan and Michele Tafoya have not served in Congress, so the groups that score votes in Congress have no rating for them. Only groups that grade or endorse candidates are shown: the NRA grades every candidate, and Brady and Giffords say which ones they endorse.
Energy and environment
Group
Peggy Flanagan (DFL)
Michele Tafoya (REP)
American Energy Alliance(national)A free-market energy group that supports oil, gas and coal and opposes climate regulation. Scores energy and climate votes it picks; a higher score means more often siding with AEA.
Not rated
Not rated
League of Conservation Voters(national)An environmental group. Scores votes it picks on the environment, climate, energy and public lands; a higher score means more often voting the way LCV wanted.
Not rated
Not rated
LCV Action Fund(national)The political arm of the League of Conservation Voters, an environmental group. Endorses candidates it judges pro-environment, mostly Democrats.
ClearPath Action Fund(national)A clean-energy group that backs nuclear, natural gas, hydropower and faster permitting, and endorses Republicans only. The closest energy-side group that publishes endorsements; not a mirror of LCV.
Not endorsed
Not endorsed
Abortion
Group
Peggy Flanagan (DFL)
Michele Tafoya (REP)
SBA Pro-Life America(national)An anti-abortion group. Grades A+ to F on abortion-related votes it picks; A+ means most often voting the way SBA wanted.
Not rated
Not rated
Reproductive Freedom for All(national)An abortion-rights group, formerly NARAL Pro-Choice America. Scores abortion and reproductive-health votes it picks; a higher score means more often voting the way it wanted.
Reproductive Freedom for All (2026 endorsements)(national)The abortion-rights group formerly called NARAL Pro-Choice America. Endorses candidates who support abortion rights; listed here from its own 2026 list.
AFL-CIO Legislative Scorecard(national)The AFL-CIO, the largest federation of U.S. labor unions. Scores key votes it picks on workers and the economy; a higher score means more often voting the way the unions wanted.
Not rated
Not rated
Club for Growth(national)A free-market group that favors lower taxes, less spending and less regulation. Scores economic votes it picks (17 Senate and 19 House votes in 2025); a higher score means more often voting the way the Club wanted.
Not rated
Not rated
U.S. Chamber of Commerce(national)The largest U.S. business lobby. Endorses candidates it judges pro-business, mostly Republicans.
Not endorsed
Not endorsed
AFL-CIO (state federation)(state)State federations of the AFL-CIO, the largest U.S. union federation, endorse in their state's Senate race, mostly Democrats.
NRA Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF)(national)The National Rifle Association's political arm, which opposes most gun restrictions. Grades A+ to F from voting records, public statements and its own questionnaire, without publishing what each grade rests on; AQ means a grade from the questionnaire alone.
Brady(national)Brady (the Brady Campaign and Brady PAC), a gun-violence-prevention group. Endorses candidates who back gun-safety laws; it does not publish a rating of every member.
Not endorsed
Not endorsed
Giffords PAC(national)The political arm of Giffords, a gun-violence-prevention group founded by former Rep. Gabby Giffords. Endorses candidates who back gun-safety laws; it does not publish a rating of every member.
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Newspaper endorsements
Editorial-board endorsements for the general election from the state's daily papers, linked to each editorial. A paper not listed has not endorsed in this race that we know of.
Minnesota Star Tribune no longer endorses candidates in races like this one (since 2024) · its note ↗
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Findings
As of 2026-11-05. Counts are of distinct ads; the same text run many times is one ad.
Ads analyzed
241 (Meta 232, YouTube 9) · started running between 2026-04-13 and 2026-11-04
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How Minnesota compares
44% of the ads here use at least one rhetorical technique, 7th highest of 14 Senate races.
Ads here run a median of 49 words, among the longest of these races. Across all races, longer ads are flagged more often.
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Each side is the campaign plus the groups backing it. How a group is placed is explained below the table.
Side
Ads
With at least one technique
Most common
Flanagan (D)
127
47 of 127 (37%)
Loaded Language (28), Name Calling (21), Glittering Generalities (19)
Flanagan's campaign
82
41 of 82 (50%)
Loaded Language (26), Name Calling (19), Glittering Generalities (16)
3 groups backing Flanagan
45
6 of 45 (13%)
Glittering Generalities (3), Appeal to Fear (2), Black-and-White Fallacy (2)
Tafoya (R)
68
35 of 68 (51%)
Name Calling (22), Loaded Language (21), Glittering Generalities (16)
Tafoya's campaign
66
35 of 66 (53%)
Name Calling (22), Loaded Language (21), Glittering Generalities (16)
1 group backing Tafoya
2
0 of 2
Not placed on a side (15 sponsors)
46
23 of 46 (50%)
Loaded Language (13), Name Calling (12), Glittering Generalities (9)
Read this before comparing the sides. Ads that attack an opponent use these techniques far more often than ads that introduce a candidate, whoever runs them, so the side running more attack ads shows a higher share. A technique is about wording, not about whether an ad is true. These are online ads only (Meta and YouTube), not television.
How a group is placed: by its own filings with the Federal Election Commission. A group is with a candidate when it reported spending to support that candidate, or to oppose the other one in the general election. The parties' own committees are with their nominee. Spending against a candidate in a primary places a group nowhere, and neither does our reading of its ads: a group with no such filing is listed as not placed. The sponsor table gives the reason for each.
Decide what counts
Not everyone would call every technique a problem. Untick the ones you'd call ordinary persuasion and the count updates.
44% of the 241 ads here use at least one of the techniques ticked below (105 ads).
Leaving out the softer ones (loaded language, glittering generalities, slogans, exaggeration, repetition): 33% of ads.
The words doing the work
The words that show up most in phrases our model flagged as loaded language or name calling in this race's ads, by number of ads.
billionairein 13 ads· e.g. “extremist billionaires”, “Trump’s billionaire besties”
trumpin 12 ads· e.g. “Trump lied”, “Trump’s billionaire besties”
MAGAin 11 ads· e.g. “MAGA money machine”, “MAGA billionaires bankrolling my MAGA opponent's campaign”
politicianin 11 ads· e.g. “career politicians who refuse to take responsibility”, “the failed politicians of MN”
career politicianin 8 ads· e.g. “career politicians who refuse to take responsibility”, “Career politicians in Washington”
democratin 7 ads· e.g. “Do Democrats like Peggy Flanagan hate women”, “What is the difference between Michele Tafoya and a Democrat”
extremist billionairein 6 ads· e.g. “extremist billionaires”, “extremist billionaires trying to drown out our message”
fraudin 6 ads· e.g. “hiding from the fraud”, “billions of taxpayer dollars to be stolen through fraud”
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Money in this race
From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.
$11.6M through 2026-10-14individuals $10.6M · PACs $536K · party $1,000 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $7,000 · from the candidate's other committees $328K · cash on hand $993K
NORTH STAR DAWN PAC— $6.2M opposing Flanagan, $200K supporting Flanagan
· 4 ads on this pageLargest donors:
CIVIC PROGRESS FUND, INC. $13.6M (95%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Stephen Mandel $300K (2%), Lone Pine Capital, Founder; ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS $100K (1%); D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS) $100K (1%)MINNESOTA FORWARD— $2.6M opposing Flanagan, $104K supporting FlanaganLargest donors:
John Childs $100K (18%), J. W. Childs, FounderDLGA— $1.5M supporting FlanaganLargest donors:
DEMOCRATIC LIEUTENANT GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION INC $276K (5%); POARCH CREEK INDIANS $250K (4%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); NATIONAL NURSES UNITED $200K (3%); Elizabeth Gilmore $200K (3%), Retired; VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS $175K (3%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC)AB PAC— $1.4M supporting FlanaganLargest donors:
AB FOUNDATION $13.0M (30%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); DEMOCRACY MATTERS $5.6M (13%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Deborah Simon $5.0M (11%), Retired; DEMOCRACY PAC $4.0M (9%); Lynn S Stern $1.0M (2%), Self Employed, PhotographerUNITE TO WIN— $1.0M opposing FlanaganLargest donors:
DEMOCRACY MATTERS $1.4M (>99%)and 15 more
Bundled through PACs
$4,500 through 1 PAC · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01VOTE MAMA— $4,500 from 2 gifts
41 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
AL FRANKEN FOR SENATE $4,000
AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR MIDDLE EAST RIGHTS - MIDDLE EAST RIGHTS & INTEGRITY PAC (ACMER MERIT PAC) $1,000
AMERICAN MOBILIZATION PAC $10K
BEND THE ARC JEWISH ACTION INC. PAC $2,500
BLUE WAVE PROJECT $5,000
BRINGING EVERYONE TOGETHER THROUGH ADVOCACY $5,000
CHRISTOPHER STREET PROJECT PAC (CSP PAC) $2,500
COMMITTEE TO ELECT MARIANNA ANAYA $500
COMMON DEFENSE ACTION FUND $1,000
DEMOCRACY SUMMER LEADERSHIP PAC $2,000
DIRT ROAD DEMOCRATS PAC $2,500
DLGA PAC $10K
DLP PAC $5,000
ELECTING WOMEN BAY AREA PAC $3,418
END CITIZENS UNITED $5,000
FIGHT PAC $4,574
INDIAN GAMING ASSOCIATION $5,000
INSPIRING LEADERSHIP HAS A NAME PAC $2,000
INT'L UNION OF BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS $5,000
JANE FONDA CLIMATE PAC $5,000
JONATHAN NEZ FOR CONGRESS $4,000
LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC $2,500
LOBO PAC $5,000
LOS ANGELES WOMEN'S GIVING COLLECTIVE PAC $1,000
MAXWELL ALEJANDRO FROST FOR CONGRESS $2,000
MCKENNA FOR CONGRESS $1,000
MEDICARE FOR ALL $5,000
MIDWEST VALUES PAC $10K
MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION $5,000
NATIONAL NURSES UNITED PAC - A FUND FOR A HEALTHY AMERICA $5,000
NO DEM LEFT BEHIND PAC $5,000
PAID LEAVE PAC $500
PERSIST PAC $3,500
PROGRESSIVE VOTERS OF AMERICA $10K
RISING DEMS $3,500
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) $5,000
$12.5M through 2026-10-14individuals $11.1M · PACs $334K · party $62K · candidate's own money, incl. loans $7,878 · from the candidate's other committees $1.0M · cash on hand $2.8M
241 ads, newest first. Video transcripts are shown as the model read them, without caption cues like [music].
Paid for by Minnesota Public Radiofrom 2026-11-04 to 2026-11-04spend $0–99100–999 impressions
Peggy Flanagan will be one of the first Native American women to serve in the U.S. Senate. But Flanagan is far from the first Native woman in Minnesota to lead.
For generations, Native women have led their nations and their communities, pushing for better schools, early childhood education, housing, public safety and treaty rights.
“I could not run for the U.S. Senate without Native women. I could not exist in the way that I do without Native women,” Flanagan said.
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Paid for by Minnesota Public Radiofrom 2026-11-04spend $0–993,000–3,999 impressions
Flanagan heads to U.S. Senate, shaped by generations of Native women leaders.
Peggy Flanagan will be one of the first Native American women to serve in the U.S. Senate. But Flanagan is far from the first Native woman in Minnesota to lead.
For generations, Native women have led their nations and their communities, pushing for better schools, early childhood education, housing, public safety and treaty rights.
“I could not run for the U.S. Senate without Native women. I could not exist in the way that I do without Native women,” Flanagan said.
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We take him to the mud and choke him out. God is non-binary. Uh my name's Peggy Flanagan.
Uh thank you. Mary, would you like to respond to the New York Times article? Corruption in DC.
Shetty outlaw. I want her locked up and punished. I think we need a progressive uh taxation rate in place.
I don't oppose Medicare for all. Our trans community needs abortion care, too. We need to build a big tent to end Republican control over the Senate.
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Paid for by Metric Media LLCfrom 2026-10-26spend $0–99100–999 impressions
Minnesota’s Iron Range will supply ore for a steel mill in Iowa. Steve Cortes blamed Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan for the decision to build across the state line.
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Paid for by Hollies Winston for Brooklyn Parkfrom 2026-10-26spend $0–99100–999 impressions
It was a great and busy weekend here in Brooklyn Park!
I want to thank everyone who came out and continues to put in the work to move our community forward. When we come together, we can make life more affordable, create more opportunities, and build safer spaces for everyone.
A special thank you to LT Governor Peggy Flanagan and U.S. Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal for stopping by Brooklyn Park and taking the time to speak with our volunteers and staff. We appreciate you showing up and connecting with our team!
This is what community is all about. Working together, looking out for one another, and continuing to move Brooklyn Park forward!
#hollieswinstonforbp #brooklynparkworks
Paid for by Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Partyfrom 2026-10-263 variantsspend $0–2971,200–3,997 impressions
🚨 Republican Senate candidate Michele Tafoya says she’s “in line with President Trump.”
MAGA megadonors have already spent millions to elect her, with more on the way. We have just days left to stop them from sending another Trump rubber stamp to the U.S. Senate.
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Paid for by Minnesota Right to Lifefrom 2026-10-265 variantsspend $0–495500–4,995 impressions
👶 MINNESOTA KNOW WHERE PEGGY FLANAGAN STANDS ON LIFE 👶
Democrat Peggy Flanagan has been rated F by Minnesota Right to Life for supporting the entire Abortion-up-to-birth agenda.
In the Minnesota House, Flanagan voted for taxpayer-funded abortion.
When the PRO Act made abortion legal through all 9 months of pregnancy in Minnesota, Flanagan called it "a truly historic day." Now she wants to go to Washington and push abortion on demand in every state.
She has pledged to repeal the Hyde Amendment so YOUR tax dollars pay for abortions. Planned Parenthood has endorsed her for U.S. Senate.
Every child deserves a chance at life, and every mother deserves real help -- not a system that profits when a baby dies. 💔
Go out and vote PRO-LIFE on November 3rd!
Loaded Language: The charged label 'Abortion-up-to-birth agenda' frames the position in an emotionally provocative way rather than describing it neutrally.
Card Stacking: It relies on a single advocacy group's rating and a loaded characterization of her stance, leaving out any context or her own position. Flagged: “rated F by Minnesota Right to Life for supporting the entire Abortion-up-to-birth agenda”.
Glittering Generalities: Vague, emotionally positive claims about what every child and mother 'deserves' sound noble but carry no specific policy meaning.
Black-and-White Fallacy: The 'X -- not Y' construction frames the issue as a choice between real help and an exploitative system, ignoring other options. Flagged: “real help -- not a system that profits when a baby dies”.
Paid for by Metric Media LLCfrom 2026-10-26spend $0–993,000–3,999 impressions
Steve Cortes opposed Peggy Flanagan’s U.S. Senate bid, linking his criticism to refugee admissions and criminal defendants’ release. FOX 9 reported that Adam Abdihakeem Adam’s release involved a posted bond.
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