Demuth Vows to Fire All Commissioners on Day 1 as Minnesota Fraud Dominates Debate
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 22
Demuth Vows to Fire All Commissioners on Day 1 as Minnesota Fraud Dominates Debate
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 22
Summary
Lisa Demuth used Minnesota’s second gubernatorial debate of the week to promise she would fire all state commissioners on her first day in office, casting the move as a reset after fraud scandals under Gov. Tim Walz.
Those scandals have become a central issue in the race to succeed Walz, focusing voter attention on how large-scale abuse of state programs went undetected and whether state oversight failed.
Amy Klobuchar called Demuth’s plan absurd and said she pushed the Justice Department to add prosecutors after the fraud surfaced, while also arguing Walz should have caught it earlier and done more.
The clash sharpened the campaign’s broader choice before the Nov. 3 election: Demuth arguing for a clean break from the Walz era, Klobuchar trying to distance herself from Walz without ceding the accountability issue.