MINNEAPOLIS — Four-term U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar had planned to go public Monday with her campaign for Minnesota governor but delayed the announcement. Instead she’s cleared her agenda for discussions with state leaders about de-escalating the Border Patrol crisis after the slaying of Alex Pretti over he weekend. Klobuchar also is lobying full-bore in the Senate to stop President’s Trump’s proposed $10 billion in new funding for the Border Patrol and companion agencies that have disrupted civility in Minnesota. About the governorship, Klobuchar appears to have no serious rivals for the Democratic nomination. Republicans have a cluttered field of 10. There had been 11 until Monday when high-profile Minneapolis lawyer Chris Madel withdrew. Madel said that President Trump has so poisoned GOP prospects in Minnesota that it’s impossible for any Republican to win statewide office.
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