Klobuchar's toughest obstacle may be complacency

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar holds big advantages in fundraising and name recognition over her Republican challenger, Kurt Bills. But former Sen. Rudy Boschwitz offers a reminder that he held similar advantages in June of 1990 before he was defeated by a college professor named Paul Wellstone.

Author:
BMTN Staff
Updated:
Mar 8, 2018
Original:
Jun 3, 2012

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar holds big advantages in fundraising and name recognition over her Republican challenger, Kurt Bills. But former Sen. Rudy Boschwitz offers a reminder that he held similar advantages in June of 1990 before he was defeated by a college professor named Paul Wellstone.

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U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar's challenger, State Rep. Kurt Bills, says he wants 10 or 12 debates before the November election. But the incumbent has agreed to only two so far. Some political analysts say Klobuchar's strategy is to ignore her opponent.

The same poll also suggests both Michele Bachmann and Tim Pawlenty damaged their political careers, at least here in Minnesota, while campaigning on the national stage. Public Policy Polling says both have slipped in popularity, while Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar remains highly popular, even drawing the support of nearly a third of Republicans.

His campaign manager insists Republican Kurt Bills can win his challenge of Democratic U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar. But Mike Osskopp concedes many of the GOP donors and strategists he talks with consider Klobuchar's re-election inevitable. Osskopp says a penchant for playing it safe and avoiding controversy is one reason for Klobuchar's popularity.

At an MPR-hosted debate Sunday, Republican challenger Kurt Bills had pointed words for Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., who holds a big lead in polls. "When you're sitting here as a Democrat in the United States Senate from Minnesata, and you're so well liked and you have these numbers, why are you not leading?" Bills asked Klobuchar.

Democratic U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar has reportedly raised $800,000 in the last three months and has $4.86 million on hand as she heads into the final three-week stretch before Election Day. The spokesman for Klobuchar's Republican challenger, Kurt Bills, says he won't release his financial report until he's required to do so next week.

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State Rep. Kurt Bills is the Minnesota Republican Party's pick to face U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar in the November election. The first-term Republican nabbed the endorsement to challenge the Democratic incumbent after two ballots at the Minnesota GOP Convention Friday in St. Cloud.

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