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Amy Klobuchar enters the Minnesota governor race to replace scandal-hit Tim Walz, promising to heal a state fractured by fraud and federal violence.

US Senator Amy Klobuchar has thrown her hat into the ring for the Minnesota governorship, hoping to salvage the Democratic Farmer-Labor (DFL) party’s reputation from the wreckage of a massive fraud scandal.
The announcement follows the shock withdrawal of incumbent Governor Tim Walz, who ended his re-election campaign earlier this month. Walz’s administration has been engulfed by the "Feeding Our Future" controversy, a sprawling KSh 32 billion fraud scheme that saw pandemic relief funds siphoned off by bogus non-profits. Klobuchar, a veteran centrist, is pitching herself as the "steady hand" needed to clean up the mess.
Klobuchar’s campaign launch was somber, directly addressing the recent violence that has gripped the state. She referenced the tragic death of Alex Pretti, a nurse fatally shot by federal agents during a botched immigration raid. The incident has ignited a firestorm of anger against heavy-handed federal enforcement, a sentiment Klobuchar is tapping into.
"We need a governor who will protect our people, not just from criminals, but from a broken system," Klobuchar declared in her video, signaling a potential clash with federal authorities over ICE tactics in the state.
At 65, Klobuchar is taking a significant political risk, trading the security of the Senate for a bruising executive battle. Her entry resets the board, but the shadow of the Walz scandal is long. The voters of Minnesota must now decide if they want a fresh start or if they view Klobuchar as merely a new face on an old problem.
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