EJ Haust, a self-described political refugee from Minnesota, said U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar’s (D-MN) bid for governor represents no meaningful change in leadership or direction for the state, arguing the longtime Democrat offers “no shift in any kind of values or principles” despite framing her campaign as a break from the status quo.
Klobuchar announced her candidacy for Minnesota governor on Thursday, just weeks after incumbent Governor Tim Walz announced he would not seek reelection.
“These times call for leaders who can stand up and not be rubber stamps of this administration, but who are also willing to find common ground and fix things in our state. These times call for grit and resilience…I believe we must stand up for what’s right and fix what’s wrong. That’s why today, I’m announcing my candidacy for governor of the state of Minnesota,” Klobuchar said in her campaign launch video.
On Friday’s edition of The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, Haust rejected Klobuchar’s claim that she would not serve as a “rubber stamp.”
“What has she ever done to go against her own Democrat party? When has she ever said, ‘my principles are more important than my party,’ and actually done anything about it? Nonsense. Never,” she said, saying Klobuchar’s two decades in Washington show consistent party loyalty rather than independence.
Haust said Klobuchar’s campaign does not signal a change in power or approach for Minnesota, stating, “There’s no change of power here. There’s no shift in any kind of values or principles or any of that nonsense.”
“She’s full of bologna,” Haust added, dismissing the senator’s attempt to present herself as a unifying or reform-minded leader.
Haust also criticized Klobuchar’s leadership style, calling the senator “just insufferable” and claiming she has one of “the highest staff turnover in the Senate.”
She described a stark contrast between Klobuchar’s public image and her private conduct, saying, “If you can go on camera and be just… happy… and then turn around behind a closed door and throw objects at staffers, that’s not a sane human.”
“That’s not normal behavior…[it’s] borderline psychopathic,” Haust added.
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Kaitlin Housler is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network. Follow Kaitlin on X / Twitter.
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