Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Minn., reminded her party that it could not afford to ignore “voices” from the Midwest region of the U.S. during the 2020 election cycle.
“I have been talking to people in my state and people around the country about [running]. I think that there are a lot of good people considering this, but I do think you want voices from the Midwest,” Klobuchar, who is one of the several Democrats considering a presidential bid, told the New Yorker in an interview published Tuesday.
Klobuchar said she was still considering making a bid for her party’s nomination, but she said overall it was important to make sure Democrats had people with different views running in the primary elections.
“I think you want to have people with different views running. I think it’s really important to have that. I don’t think it’s bad that we have a competition for the nomination at this key moment in our nation’s history,” Klobuchar said, referring to the high number of Democrats considering a run.
The Democratic primary race could very likely be in the double digits.
President Trump won Midwest states Michigan and Wisconsin in 2016. The two states had not voted for a Republican presidential candidate prior to 1992.
If Democrats are to win back the presidency in the 2020 elections, they will have to win back some of those key Midwest states.
Former Vice President Joe Biden, Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Kamala Harris, D-Calif., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Beto O’Rourke, D-Texas, are among the other high-profile politicians considering a run for the White House in 2020.
