Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth sparred over the state’s fraud scandals and split on the state’s role in data center decisions Monday in their first debate for governor.
The candidates met Monday morning in Brainerd, in a forum sponsored by the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce and streamed by KSTP-TV. Klobuchar leads Demuth by about 8 percentage points, 48.7% to 40.3%, in RealClearPolitics’ average of recent polls.
Demuth won the Republican primary and Klobuchar won the Democratic primary, CBS News projected. The general election is Nov. 3.
Much of the debate focused on the economy and the business climate, but data centers, a newer issue, drew a clear contrast. Klobuchar signaled a role for state government. Demuth did not.
Demuth called data centers “a local control issue” and said residents should have input as local governments decide whether to allow one.
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