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Watch a few minutes of TV, and you’re just about guaranteed to see a campaign ad.
You’re also just about guaranteed to hear about fraud. Republican candidates across the state are looking to ride a wave of frustration with Gov. Tim Walz over fraud in government assistance programs under his administration.
And several of those ads don’t simply call it fraud; some refer to “Somali” fraud.
“Somali fraudsters have stolen billions, and Amy Klobuchar made it worse,” alleges an ad paid for by a political action committee called Restore Sanity.
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In an ad by her campaign, Republican Senate candidate Michele Tafoya promises to “deport non-citizen fraudsters.”
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