After meeting President Bush for the first time and getting a glimpse of her tiny transition office on Capitol Hill, Democratic Sen.-elect Amy Klobuchar is back in Minnesota, trying to whittle away the 27 items on her 11-year-old daughter's to-do list.

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She becomes the first woman elected by Minnesotans to the U.S. Senate.

Minnesotans for the first time elected a woman to the U.S. Senate on Tuesday as DFL candidate Amy Klobuchar won a landslide victory.

A beaming Klobuchar, flanked by her husband and 11-year-old daughter, took the stage at a St. Paul hotel at 10 p.m. to explosive cheers, pounding drum music and chants of "Amy, Amy!"Today you had the chance to raise your voice for change," she told the crowd, "and you did it."

Klobuchar called her GOP rival, Mark Kennedy, "a tenacious, hard-working opponent with a supportive family, and we wish them our best."

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Senate candidate Amy Klobuchar pledged at a rally in rural Willmar Friday night to be a voice in Washington for rural Minnesota.

Her half-hour stop at Earl and Marian Larson's farm was part of a "Campaign for Change" bus tour across the state in the final days before Tuesday's election.

Clapping and cheers punctuated Klobuchar's remarks several times as she told DFL fans that she will support affordable health care, energy independence and fiscal responsibility in Washington.

"Energy is our next frontier and it's going to be about jobs in rural Minnesota," she said to applause.

Klobuchar said that if she's elected, she will work for an appointment to the U.S. Senate agriculture committee.

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Former Vice President Al Gore revved up hundreds of college students Thursday at a rally in Minneapolis for U.S. Senate candidate Amy Klobuchar, calling her an ally in his campaign against global warming who would fight abuse of power by the White House.

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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Amy Klobuchar holds a significant lead over Republican candidate Mark Kennedy heading into Tuesday's election. But he has gained a little ground in the past month, particularly among independent and outstate voters, according to a new St. Paul Pioneer Press and Minnesota Public Radio poll.

Klobuchar, the Hennepin County attorney, has support from 50 percent of likely voters, while Kennedy, a three-term congressman from Watertown, has backing from 40 percent in the latest poll conducted last Thursday through Monday. A month ago, Klobuchar had a 15-point lead.

But, given the numbers in this and all published polls, it would be a shocker if Klobuchar weren't elected to represent Minnesota in Washington, D.C., for the next six years, said nonpartisan experts aware of the poll's results.

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If you don't care about the issues at all, Amy Klobuchar is the better person to elect to the U.S. Senate from Minnesota.

If you do care about the issues, she's still the right person.

Klobuchar has conducted a first class campaign that promotes positive messages and politely, but firmly and resolutely, disagrees with a lot of what's been happening in Washington under a Republican president and Congress.

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During her eight years of service as Hennepin County Attorney, Amy Klobuchar has been an aggressive prosecutor for the state's largest county. She now wants to fight not just for Minneapolis, but for all of Minnesota.

Klobuchar, a Democrat, is hoping to win the U.S. Senate seat currently occupied by Mark Dayton, who chose not to run after serving one six-year term. Her chief rival is Republican Mark Kennedy, a three-term congressman who has been trailing in the polls for most of the campaign.

While some could criticize Klobuchar as being naive on national political issues — and tout Kennedy's experience in Washington — this is by no means a thorough examination of the two rivals' qualifications.

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Klobuchar is a breeze of fresh air when considering her opponent Mark Kennedy.

She is the clear choice for Minnesotans for our next U.S. senator.

Clearly, Klobuchar has taken the high road in her campaign, when compared to the attack ads offered by Kennedy. Instead of telling us why we should for Kennedy, his ads told why not to vote for Klobuchar. That's not what voters need or want to hear.

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