It is indeed a nightmare scenario: what if disgraced Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who just announced he won’t run for reelection amid a massive fraud scandal in the Gopher State, were succeeded by Sen. Amy Klobuchar, the failed 2020 Democrat presidential candidate? Worse still, what is she won the gubernatorial race and appointed Walz to the Senate, which she would be able to do?
It might sound too crazy, even for the corrupt Democrats, but according to the New York Times — which despite its many faults, does have an inside line to inner Dem workings — it could actually happen.
She’s actively considering running, they report:
Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota said on Monday that he was abandoning his bid for re-election to a third term. And Senator Amy Klobuchar, a fellow Democrat, is considering seeking the office, two people briefed on conversations between the politicians said.
Mr. Walz and Ms. Klobuchar met on Sunday in Minnesota, where he informed her of his plans and she confirmed her interest in running to succeed him.
Minnesota-based columnist Dustin Grage over at our sister site Townhall — who bills himself as “The Minnesota guy with the receipts” — thinks it’s a possibility:
My same sources who helped predict Tim Walz’s rise to becoming Kamala Harris’ running mate say that Walz doesn’t believe he can win a statewide race.
— Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) January 5, 2026
So now the plan is to clear the way for Amy Klobuchar, so she can appoint him to the U.S. Senate.
Klobuchar, who was a sitting senator for Minnesota while the massive Somali fraud exploded and is known for her abusive treatment of staff, would be bad enough as governor, but Walz as a senator would be the stuff of horror movies.
Although it’s entirely speculative at this point, it’s not out of the question:
Under Minnesota law, the governor appoints someone to fill a vacant Senate seat until a special election can be held. Depending on the timing of events, should Ms. Klobuchar become the governor, she could appoint her own replacement who would serve until a special election is held to complete the remainder of her term, which ends in 2030.
Shortly after Mr. Walz announced he was suspending his campaign, Ms. Klobuchar praised him in a statement that did not shed light on her own plans.
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Making the decision to run easier for Klobuchar, who is not up for reelection in 2030, is the fact that she could remain in the Senate if she loses the gubernatorial bid.
Minnesotans beware: Amy Klobuchar, Keith Ellison, Tim Walz... it's all the same. Radical and extreme socialist policies, reckless spending that turned an $18 Billion surplus into a $6 Billion deficit, $10 billion tax increases, and $9 Billion of YOUR MONEY given to FRAUDSTERS. https://t.co/o9ehwN6WkX
— Pete Stauber (@PeteStauber) January 6, 2026
The senator has also been involved with her share of controversies and alleged grift, but has mostly been able to keep that out of the national limelight. One thing she can’t avoid, however, is her record, and according to author Peter Schweizer in his book Profiles in Corruption, she’s “voted with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) 88 percent of the time as of 2020 — and she happens to be one of the top recipients of corporate campaign donations in all of the U.S. Senate.”
Minnesota — the corrupt, far-left gift that just keeps on giving.
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