Howie: It's Amy Klobuchar's Minnesota governor's race to win
The only real question is whether Minnesota still wants what Klobuchar's been selling all these years: steady, competent, familiar leadership that doesn’t make a mess of things.
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Howie: The moment Amy Klobuchar has prepared for
The campaign will now test whether voters see her as the experienced hand who can “fix what’s wrong” — or as part of the same governing class they are increasingly skeptical of. It is a seasoned politician reading the room and deciding the room needs her.
Howie: Is this Amy Klobuchar’s moment?
This may be the moment Klobuchar has been preparing for since she first entered public life — not to campaign, not to negotiate from the sidelines, but to run the place she has spent a lifetime studying.
Howie: In the Minnesota governor's race, the Republican path runs through the suburbs.
Howie Hanson is Minnesota’s Columnist, writing about power, money, sports and civic life across the state. This column is sponsored by Lyric Kitchen . Bar of Duluth. Minnesota Republicans face a familiar but unforgiving reality as they sort through a crowded field of gubernatorial hopefuls: winning more counties is no
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"This (Minnesota governor) election feels less like a referendum on any one leader and more like a conversation about what kind of state Minnesotans want in the years ahead. (Amy) Klobuchar entering the race adds a familiar and experienced voice to that conversation—but ultimately, it’s communities across
Howie: In Minnesota's governor's race, the map does the talking
Strip away the noise, and what remains is a familiar question Minnesota voters answer the same way every cycle: Who can assemble a winning coalition on this map — as it exists, not as either party wishes it existed?
Howie: How Minnesota’s governor’s race will actually be decided
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Howie: Why Amy Klobuchar entered the governor's race
Klobuchar is not running to rescue a party or reset a narrative. She is running because the existing electoral terrain already fits her strengths. She knows where her votes are. She knows where she must hold ground. And she knows where simply limiting losses is enough.
Howie: Where Amy Klobuchar stands in the Minnesota governor’s race
Klobuchar’s greatest asset is also her sharpest test: total name recognition. She does not need to introduce herself. She does not need to prove seriousness. She does not need to build trust from scratch. That saves time, money, and risk.