Clinton predicts Minnesota win
Published 10:06 am Tuesday, November 10, 2015
By Rachel E. Stassen-Berger
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Hillary Clinton senior adviser Karen Finney, in Minnesota on Monday, said with confidence that the former secretary of state will win Minnesota next year.
Finney and Minnesota organization lead Scott Hogan said the presidential campaign is just ramping up in the state but has two staffers, including Hogan, and volunteer teams in each of the eight Congressional districts.
“We are going to win. That’s why I’m here,” Finney said.
According to a poll released by KSTP/SurveyUSA over the weekend, the campaign has work to do. The poll found that Republican presidential candidates Ben Carson, Marco Rubio, Carly Fiorina and Donald Trump would beat Clinton in head-to-head contests by between 9 and 3 percentage points.
“We are going to stay focused on doing the work, not the polls,” Finney said.
Voters may think they know Clinton, Finney said, but there’s more to discover.
“She is the most unknown known person,” Finney said.
Voters, Finney said, may not know Clinton’s detailed policy positions on climate change, criminal justice overhaul and the economy, nor her personal connections to issues voters face.
Finney said Clinton, who was last in Minnesota in August for a Democratic National Convention event, would return to the state before the end of the year.
—Distributed by Tribune Content Agency.