Sources: Sen. Amy Klobuchar threatened to leave DFL convention during challenge from left

By: Michelle Griffith

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: June 1, 2026

Words: 576

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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While backstage at the Democratic-Farmer-Labor convention Friday night, Sen. Amy Klobuchar loudly declared her frustration and said she was going to abandon the convention after delegates nominated a 26-year-old progressive activist as an alternative to Klobuchar for Minnesota governor, according to two people who overheard the senator’s remarks.

The two DFL activists were granted anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly about what they witnessed backstage and fear reprisals from the Klobuchar camp.

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