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dutch777

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6. Totally agree. And get a new Dem face to rise for the governorship. Don't just move the same people around.

Reply to DURHAM D (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 11:35 AM

Jan 5

I just read about an organization called Run for Something put together by millennials and Gen Zers that is trying to recruit younger candidates that appeal to younger voters as Mamdani did in NYC and develop campaign mechanisms that maximize social media that reach that same crowd. We have to do more and try new things. Having 25% of the registered Dem base not even go to the polls like in 2024 will kill us.

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Sen. Amy Klobuchar may run for governor [View all] dalton99a Jan 5 OP

I would rather she stay in DC. DURHAM D Jan 5 #1

Totally agree. And get a new Dem face to rise for the governorship. Don't just move the same people around. dutch777 Jan 5 #6

all of this should have been done months ago WhiskeyGrinder Jan 5 #2

Better now than in July Buckeyeblue Jan 5 #4

I'd rather she was in the Senate. marble falls Jan 5 #3

Agree. bluestarone Jan 5 #17

Klobuchar is way more conservative than Walz Fiendish Thingy Jan 5 #5

Where is Klobuchar more conservative than Walz? Pris Jan 5 #9

Really? I had not noticed that. MineralMan Jan 5 #11

No, she isn't obamanut2012 Jan 5 #12

This will mean that both Senate seats will need new replacements this year question everything Jan 5 #7

Walz has the ability to fill a vacant senate seat Pizza slice Jan 5 #8

Probably Peggy Flanagan obamanut2012 Jan 5 #13

Peggy is running for Tina Smith's senate seat Pizza slice Jan 5 #15

I wonder if her prosecutorial experience helpful in the fraud scheme issue receiving attention? Raven123 Jan 5 #10

I've liked her since her run for prez. Not too moderate for the left or too left for the moderates. Ping Tung Jan 5 #14

It would be nice to get Al Franken back in the Senate JI7 Jan 5 #16

Seconded. Kid Berwyn Jan 5 #18