{"id":2646610,"date":"2026-08-18T16:04:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T20:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/klobuchar-launches-first-ad-promising-as-minnesota-governor-to-root-out-the-fraud\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T16:08:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T20:08:55","slug":"klobuchar-launches-first-ad-promising-as-minnesota-governor-to-root-out-the-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/klobuchar-launches-first-ad-promising-as-minnesota-governor-to-root-out-the-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"Klobuchar launches first ad promising as Minnesota governor to &#8216;root out the fraud&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fklobuchar-launches-first-ad-promising-as-minnesota-governor-to-root-out-the-fraud%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2646610&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) has launched her Minnesota gubernatorial campaign by highlighting issues of waste, fraud, and abuse in the state government. In her first advertisement, she commits to conducting a comprehensive audit from day one to root out these issues.Her messaging comes amid ongoing scandals involving fraud within Minnesota, notably the Somali fraud scandal linked to the Feeding Our Future scheme, which led incumbent Governor Tim Walz to suspend his reelection campaign under pressure. Klobuchar emphasizes her efforts in pursuing fraud cases, including increasing prosecutors in the Minnesota U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office during her time in the Justice Department, contrasting her track record with inaction against such crimes.<\/p>\n<p>Her campaign criticizes the current Democratic administration for neglecting the fraud crisis, accusing them of prioritizing national ambitions over addressing local issues. On the GOP side, candidate Lisa Demuth focuses her campaign on preventing fraud and criticizes Democrats for mismanaging the state&#8217;s finances over the past 16 years. Demuth defeated Mike Lindell in the GOP primary and is leading in polls against Klobuchar, with the race considered likely to favor the Democrat according to Cook Political Report. The debate over fraud, accountability, and governance transparency remains central to Minnesota\u2019s political landscape.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen.<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/amy-klobuchar\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"683\"> Amy Klobuchar<\/a> (D-MN) took aim at the mass fraud revealed under Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11523\">Tim Walz\u2019s<\/a> (D-MN) administration in the first video advertisement of her <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"443\">Minnesota<\/a> gubernatorial campaign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy goal as governor is going to be to keep what\u2019s right and fix what\u2019s wrong,\u201d Klobuchar said in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RSm1VwiHGqs\">advertisement<\/a> released Tuesday. \u201cOn Day 1, I\u2019ll launch a top-to-bottom audit of state government to root out the waste and the fraud and the abuse.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4691424\/klobuchar-i-took-action-ad-fraud-audit-minnesota-governor-race-vs-lisa-demuth\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Klobuchar launches first ad promising to \u2018root out the waste and the fraud\u2019 as Minnesota governor<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4675809\/vance-asks-congress-help-fighting-fraud-medicaid-food-stamps-double-investigators\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Vance asks Congress for help fighting fraud in Medicaid and food stamps<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance\/4662183\/big-beautiful-bill-getting-the-votes-house-republicans\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>How the Big Beautiful Bill became law: Getting the votes in the House<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her messaging against \u201cwaste, fraud, and abuse,\u201d a tagline often hailed by Republicans, comes in the wake of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota-fraud\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"20051\">Somali fraud scandal<\/a> that gripped Minnesota over the past year, during which incumbent Walz suspended his Democratic campaign for reelection under pressure amid intensifying fallout. Tackling the fraud scandal has been one of the hottest topics in the Minnesota gubernatorial race as Klobuchar tries to distance herself from the Walz administration\u2019s legacy on the matter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She also posted on X an endorsement message from former U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota Andrew M. Luger, an appointee of former President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"471\">Joe Biden<\/a>, who had begun indicting individuals connected to the Minnesota fraud scandal in 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen U.S. Attorney Andy Luger was prosecuting and exposing fraud cases, I went to the top of the Justice Department to make sure he had the prosecutors he needed to go after these criminals,\u201d Klobuchar <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/amyklobuchar\/status\/2089697328139513987?s=20\">wrote<\/a>. \u201cAs a result, the Minnesota U.S. Attorney\u2019s office got the biggest increase in prosecutors of any office in the country. While others were just talking about fraud \u2013 I took action.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The stain of Minnesota\u2019s fraud epidemic \u2014 in which hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars were misused or stolen, stemming from the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4538139\/minnesota-fraud-committee-suspects-ilhan-omar-of-involvement-in-feeding-our-future-scheme\/\">Feeding Our Future<\/a> COVID-19 pandemic scheme \u2014 has been a prime target of Republicans this election year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lisa Demuth, speaker of the state\u2019s House of Representatives and GOP nominee for governor, has made her fraud prevention plan a central part of her campaign, saying she aims to turn Minnesota\u2019s state government \u201cinto a fiscal and moral steward of our tax dollars.\u201d She released a plan for her first 90 days if elected Minnesota governor, in which she would \u201cstop fraud, waste, and abuse\u201d of Minnesota tax dollars.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Demuth has slammed Democrats across the board for the Minnesota fraud scandal, saying, \u201cThe explosive fraud in Minnesota is a direct result of incompetent Democrat control in this state for more than 16 years,\u201d in an early August primary candidate forum. She directly targeted Klobuchar in an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LisaDemuthMN\/status\/2089388901953576973?s=20\">X post <\/a>on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSadly, Tim Walz and Amy Klobuchar have been more focused on advancing their national political ambitions than fighting Minnesota\u2019s fraud crisis. They took their eyes off Minnesota while the most vulnerable suffer and taxpayers are ripped off,\u201d Demuth wrote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4689871\/doj-expands-fraud-office-prosecutorial-reach\/\">JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EXPANDS FRAUD OFFICE\u2019S PROSECUTORIAL REACH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Demuth defeated MyPillow founder <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-lindell\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11052\">Mike Lindell<\/a> in the August GOP primary to advance to the general election against Klobuchar in November.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/minnesota-poll-klobuchar-leads-all-gop-candidates-for-governor\/601850018\">June Mason-Dixon poll <\/a>on the matchup between Demuth and Klobuchar had Klobuchar leading by 8 points in November. <em>Cook Political Report<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cookpolitical.com\/governor\/race\/479536\">lists<\/a> the race as solidly Democratic.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Klobuchar vows to fix Minnesota\u2019s fraud issues as governor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2646611,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26217774403741.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[38490,35865,58010,5698,42346],"class_list":["post-2646610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-amy-klobuchar","tag-election-campaign","tag-fraud-awareness","tag-minnesota","tag-political-ad"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26217774403741.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2646610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2646610"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2646610\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2646613,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2646610\/revisions\/2646613"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2646611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2646610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2646610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2646610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}