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Michele Tafoya's star power faces a conservative test in GOP Senate primary
['Walker Orenstein', 'Walker.Orenstein Startribune.Com', 'Carlos Gonzalez', 'The Minnesota Star Tribune', 'Richard Tsong-Taatarii']
Star Tribune
Tafoya has never run for office, but she does have the support of the Senate Republican campaign arm.
Will the Minnesota GOP endorsement matter?
Republican primary voters in Minnesota nearly always follow the state GOP endorsement.
Tim Pawlenty ran for a third term, only to lose in the primary race to endorsed rival Jeff Johnson.
The party chair later downplayed the significance of the Republican endorsement for governor as a result.