Records, plans dissected in Minnesota governor debate

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From healthcare to gas prices, Minnesota's candidates for governor split over the root of the problem and the solutions in a lively debate.

A lively showdown in Minnesota’s history-making race for governor put the nominees’ records and future plans for the state in sharp focus Wednesday night, giving voters a clear contrast between DFLer Amy Klobuchar and Republican Lisa Demuth.

It was likely the final time the candidates will debate in a race that has drawn tens of millions of dollars in advertising.

The leaders — either of whom would be Minnesota’s first woman as chief executive — tried to link the other to unpopular figures in their party.

For Klobuchar, it meant repeatedly associating Demuth with President Donald Trump.

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