Politics & Policy
Is Klobuchar’s surge in Iowa a big deal?
Many White House hopefuls have reached double-digits in Iowa caucus polling during the 21st century and ultimately floundered; few, however, mirrored Klobuchar’s timeline and trajectory.
Election 2020
State Government
Who’s running for the Minnesota Legislature in 2020
Between now and Election Day, we’re keeping track of all the candidates for the Minnesota Legislature’s 201 seats.
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New KFF/Cook poll shows Warren favored by Minnesota DFL likely primary voters
The poll was jointly conducted in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) and the Cook Political Report.
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How the Democratic presidential field could unite in health care messaging
They have shared goals. And perhaps they should remind the country of this history: If Republicans had had their way: No Medicare, no Medicaid, no Affordable Care Act.
National
What’s this ‘we’: How involved was Amy Klobuchar in the campaign to defeat the marriage amendment?
Many DFL politicians were quick to mobilize against the amendment to ban same-sex marriage in 2012, but one prominent DFLer was slower to take up the cause.
National
The 2020 election is more than a year away. Republicans are already running ads against Angie Craig
Even with no endorsed Republican challenger, outside groups are pouring hundreds of thousands of dollars into the Second District.
National
Klobuchar’s presidential campaign spent one-and-a-half times more than it raised in the third quarter
The relatively high spending from Klobuchar’s campaign comes as she still needs to reach 3 percent support in three more qualifying polls before Nov. 13 in order to qualify for the next debate.
National
Why presidential candidates are talking about the Boundary Waters
It’s no coincidence that three Democratic candidates have come out with positions on this very Minnesota-centric issue.
National
At Iowa LGBTQ forum, Klobuchar backs Equality Act and national conversion-therapy ban
The event was the first LGBTQ-focused candidate forum since 2007, and the first to be hosted in the Midwest.
National
At Houston debate, Klobuchar opposes Medicare-for-All plans
As in prior debates, Klobuchar mostly refrained from calling out other candidates by name.
