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Hillary Rodham Clinton says if Minnesota voters decide "based on evidence not scare tactics, negative television ads and ideology" they will give second terms to Gov. Mark Dayton and Sen. Al Franken.

The former U.S. secretary of state, senator and first lady headlined a get-out-the-vote rally Thursday at Macalester College before a fundraiser for Dayton. She says the state's and nation's economic rebound is proof policies they support are working.

Republicans say the high-profile appearance is a sign the incumbents are worried as the election nears its finish.

Dayton was a vocal Clinton backer when she sought the party's presidential nomination in 2008 and says he'd be in her corner if she runs in 2016. In the prior campaign, Clinton lost Minnesota's caucuses to now-President Barack Obama.

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Clinton reminded the audience of nearly 2,000 people that Franken and Dayton both were elected after recounts and that they've accomplished a lot during their first terms.

"Minnesota has led the way. What you have accomplished in the last year since the terrible economic crisis is a real model," Clinton said. "Now the rest of us want to see what else you can do because we're looking for models. We're looking for what works."

Clinton is the latest national Democratic politician to campaign in Minnesota. Vice President Joe Biden also campaigned today in northeastern Minnesota for DFL Congressman Rick Nolan and first lady Michelle Obama stopped in the state on Tuesday.

MPR News' Tom Scheck contributed to this report.

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Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo raced into the final stretch of his re-election bid Thursday with help from former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton while Republican challenger Rob Astorino maintained their recent debate helped push momentum to his side.

The debate Wednesday night in Buffalo appeared unlikely to change the trajectory of the race, with Cuomo holding a huge lead in fundraising and in the polls. While Astorino repeated assertions that Cuomo is corrupt, the governor put Astorino on the defensive, accusing him of trying to discriminate against minorities by fighting a federal housing desegregation settlement.

"It was a very good tactic," said Harvey Schantz, a SUNY Plattsburgh political science professor. "Cuomo didn't get rattled. The best way to defend yourself is to attack your opponent because then the other guy has to defend himself and he gets off his own message."

The hourlong debate gave Astorino, the Westchester County executive, little time to make his case against Cuomo. He needed "a knockout punch, a grand slam, a Hail Mary," said Siena pollster Steven Greenberg.

"He had to try to get Cuomo to say or do something that would be a major issue for the final week, 10 days of the campaign, and he didn't get that," he said.

On Thursday morning, Clinton appeared at a Manhattan rally with Cuomo and his pick for lieutenant governor, Kathy Hochul.

Loud chants of "2016! 2016!" greeted Clinton as she took the stage to a raucous reception, far louder than the cheers Cuomo received when she introduced him minutes later. Clinton, who lives in the New York City suburbs, was effusive in her praise for Cuomo, a longtime political ally who worked in her husband's presidential administration.

"There is no doubt the governor is the right leader at the right time with the right plan," Clinton said to the predominantly female crowd rallying under the banner of the Woman's Equality Party, a new political organization founded by Cuomo that will have a line on the fall ballot.

Clinton ticked off a series of Cuomo's accomplishments including marriage equality, gun control and the defense of abortion rights, while praising what she said were his pragmatic fiscal accomplishments.

Clinton is considered the presumptive front-runner for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination if she decides to run. Cuomo has also been touted as a possible presidential candidate, though he's unlikely to make a bid if Clinton runs. He took the stage teasing Clinton's potential White House aspirations, saying, "I hope she does something really, really, really big."

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NEW YORK (WABC) --

The former Secretary of State and Senator from New York made her first campaign appearance for Cuomo in Midtown Manhattan Thursday.

The event was aimed at wooing the female vote for the governor, but much of the attention turned to Clinton and her possible run for president in 2016.

She dropped no hints about her plans, and encouraged Democrats to vote.

"You can't take anything for granted in an election, I know that from first-hand experience," she said.

Clinton, who has been traveling the country in support of Democratic candidates, stayed close to home, appearing at a rally with Cuomo and his pick for lieutenant governor, Kathy Hochul.

Loud chants of "2016! 2016!" greeted Clinton as she took the stage to a raucous reception, far louder than the cheers Cuomo received when she introduced him minutes later. Clinton, who lives in the New York City suburbs, was effusive in her praise for Cuomo, a longtime political ally who worked in her husband's presidential administration.

"There is no doubt the governor is the right leader at the right time with the right plan," Clinton said to the predominantly female crowd rallying under the banner of the Woman's Equality Party, a political organization founded by Cuomo in his race against Republican Rob Astorino, the Westchester County executive.

She ticked off a series of Cuomo's accomplishments on his largely liberal social agenda, including marriage equality, gun control and the defense of abortion rights, while praising what she said were his pragmatic fiscal accomplishments.

"I am proud of everything the governor has done to move us forward," said Clinton, who held herself up as an example of the progress women have made in obtaining equal rights. She repeatedly referenced her new granddaughter, Charlotte, as a reason for endorsing Cuomo.

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WASHINGTON Hillary Clinton is heading back to Iowa on October 29, according to a Democratic source with knowledge of the trip.

The former first ladys visit comes just a little more than a month since she returned to Iowa after a six year hiatus. Clinton stumped for Bruce Braley, Iowas Democratic Senate nominee, and other Iowa Democrats at the 37th annual and final Harkin Steak Fry in September. She had last visited the state in 2008.

Braley is currently locked in a tight race to succeed Harkin in the Senate with Republican Joni Ernst.

A number of big name Democrats have come to Iowa to help Braley. Vice President Joe Biden will stump for the Senate hopeful at an event in Davenport on Monday and first lady Michelle Obama stumped for him earlier this week.

Any visit Clinton makes to Iowa the crucially important first-in-the-nation caucus state is immediately seen through the lens of 2016 politics given that the former first lady is widely seen as the Democratic frontrunner for president and has admitted that she is considering a run.

Clintons October visit to stump for Democrats in Iowa comes near the end of her prolonged push for Democrats across the country. Clinton has headlined political events in California, Colorado, Michigan, Kentucky, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Florida in the last month. And is expected to return to New Hampshire and Georgia by election day.

While all of these events have been for Democrats seeking to win in November, the campaigning is also a way for Clinton to satisfy Democrats who expect their potential future presidential nominee to help the party in the years before the run.

By election day, Clinton is expected to visit over 15 states in her midterm push.

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