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Amy Klobuchar: ‘I raised $17,000 from ex-boyfriends’

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., speaks during a presidential forum at the California Democratic Party's convention Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, in Long Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) — Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., speaks during a presidential forum at the California Democratic Party’s convention Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, in Long Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar, … more >

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By Seth McLaughlin and David Sherfinski - The Washington Times - Wednesday, November 20, 2019

ATLANTA — Bad breakups don’t seem to be a big problem for Sen. Amy Klobuchar.

The Minnesota Democrat boasted in the fifth Democratic presidential debate that she has cashed in on some of her former flings.

“I raised $17,000 from ex-boyfriends,” Ms. Klobuchar said in the fifth presidential debate.

Ms. Klobuchar has been on the rise in the presidential race in Iowa.

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