A race that’s increasingly defying the national consensus of a painful Election Day for Republicans is emerging in an unlikely place: the Democratic stronghold of Minnesota.

Republican Michele Tafoya, floated by some in the party as their “best” candidate this cycle, has transformed from someone once largely considered a long-shot contender to a serious threat to Democrats in a state that hasn’t elected a GOP senator since 2002.

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