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Jennifer Rubin Political commentator and opinion columnist who wrote for The Washington Post from 2010 to January 2025.

“In Minnesota, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), the quintessential pragmatic moderate, sailed to victory to face House state speaker Lisa Demuth”

The Contrarian · US Politics · August 2026

Context

From Jennifer Rubin's August 13, 2026 column in The Contrarian, "Democrats' Big Tent Bodes Well for November," on the results of that week's primaries. Klobuchar had just won the DFL nomination for Minnesota governor.

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