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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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