Republicans see a lane in Minnesota.

About this episode

Michele Tafoya discusses Patrick Knight's candidacy for Governor of Minnesota and his background.

Patrick Knight has entered the crowded field of Republicans who want to kick Tim Walz out of the Governor's mansion. He is a retired Marine Lieutenant Colonel who attended Georgetown Law and Harvard Business schools. He has been the CEO of food processing company... and he's coached youth hockey. Can he add Governor to his resume? Michele Tafoya is a four-time Emmy award-winning sportscaster turned political and cultural commentator. Record-setting, four-time Sports Emmy Award winner Michele Tafoya worked her final NBC Sunday Night Football game at Super Bowl LVI on February 13, 2022, her fifth Super Bowl. She retired from sportscasting the following day. In total, she covered 327 games — the most national primetime TV games (regular + postseason) for an NFL sideline reporter. Learn More about “The Michele Tafoya Podcast” here: https://linktr.ee/micheletafoya Subscribe to “The Michele Tafoya Podcast” here: https://apple.co/3nPW221 Follow Michele on twitter: https://twitter.com/Michele_Tafoya Follow Michele on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realmicheletafoya/ Learn more about the Salem Podcast network: https://salempodcastnetwork.com/ See…

People in this episode

Host: Michele Tafoya

Guest: Patrick Knight

Topics covered

• politics
• Minnesota
• Republican candidates
• governorship
• military background
• youth sports

Keywords

• Republicans
• Minnesota
• Tim Walz
• Patrick Knight
• governor race
• military
• youth hockey

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Georgetown Law, Harvard Business, Salem Podcast Network

Places: Minnesota

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