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(Minnesota Reformer) – U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar overwhelmingly won this week’s Democratic precinct caucus straw poll for Minnesota governor, but a significant number voted against her — signaling that the senior senator could have work to do to win over some Democrats before November.
The Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party said Klobuchar received 79% of the vote, with 84% of precincts reporting. The party estimated about 30,000 showed up to caucus. The results, which came in about 18 hours after caucus-goers met Tuesday, were delayed because several larger precincts didn’t immediately report their returns, according to a party spokesperson.
Klobuchar’s victory is an unsurprising result for a Democratic candidate the party has all but anointed in her bid to become Minnesota’s first female governor.
But 16% voted “uncommitted,” meaning they didn’t support Klobuchar’s candidacy for governor. The DFL’s progressive base has long been unhappy with Klobuchar, withholding support during her 2020 presidential run and generally displeased with her political style that prioritizes bipartisanship as opposed to confrontation with the Trump administration.
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