Guess it was closer than I remember. Still, there’s this:
Amy Klobuchar 1,278,849 58.1
Mark Kennedy 835,653 37.9
With the collapse of the GOP that year, even the unpopular Mark Dayton, had he chose to run again, probably would’ve been reelected. That was the problem with 2006. A ton of unpopular rodents and moonbats were either carried to reelection or upset incumbents simply because of the national anti-GOP tide. Had the race been in 2004, Mark Kennedy probably would’ve beaten the moonbat Klobuchar and Pawlenty would’ve had a wider win (remarkable that he managed to win again in such a dreadful year, but he should probably be grateful that the moronic ex-RINO turned rodent running mate of Mike Hatch’s, Judi Dutcher, opened her ignorant mouth on the campaign trail, since that was just enough to keep them from winning outright).