Sen. Amy Klobuchar || Screenshot/KARE TV
By Ray Stern || The Arizona Republic
Ending “dark money” spending. Making voting as easy as possible. Taking bold steps to repair climate change.
All of these and more Democratic-leaning ideals can be had if voters defeat election-denying Republican candidates, according to Sen. Amy Klobuchar during a visit to Phoenix on Friday.
Klobuchar, D-Minn., ran for president in 2020 but isn’t up for reelection this year. She has been on a mission to pump up other Senate candidates around the country in hopes of retaining, and increasing, Democratic control of the Senate.
Currently, the Senate is split with 50 Republicans, 48 Democrats, and two independents who vote with Democrats, who hold the majority because Vice President Kamala Harris acts as tie-breaker.
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Klobuchar gave a 2022 campaign boost to U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly and secretary of state candidate Adrian Fontes at a roundtable meeting with other Democrats at the the Carpenters Union Hall in Phoenix before an audience of about 40 campaign volunteers and Democratic party officials.
Klobuchar also had stumped for state attorney general candidate Kris Mayes earlier in the day.
