Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar announces run for president
Senator of Minnesota, Amy Klobuchar announced at a rally in her home state on Sunday that she is running for president. "Let us cross the river of our divides and walk across our sturdy bridge to higher ground," Klobuchar said at an outdoor event in Minneapolis where a large crowd stood in snowy, freezing conditions.
The Minnesota Democrat added it was a time to "heal the heart of our democracy and renew our commitment on the common good." And claims that she will "focus on getting things done" as president.
A former prosecutor, Klobuchar is looking to run on her legislative record in Congress, where she is known as a moderate who is willing to work with Republicans to achieve policy goals. Klobuchar, who just won reelection to her third term in the Senate, has pursued legislative proposals that aim to promote social media advertising transparency and lower prescription drug prices and played a prominent role in the recently passed farm bill. She also supports a Democratic Green Deal proposal to combat climate change.
The senator also has a record of electoral dominance in a state that is increasingly tilting closer to the middle. Klobuchar won re-election last year with over %60 of the vote in a state that has voted Democratic. She has won each of her three Senate elections by more than 20 points.
As news of her impending announcement broke as of last week, Klobuchar faced criticism of reports of mistreating scared off candidates to manage her presidential bid. BuzzFeed, meanwhile, reported that Klobuchar "ran a workplace out of fear, anger, and shame, according to interviews with eight former staffers, one that many employees found intolerably cruel". "She demeaned and berated her staff almost daily, subjecting them to bouts of explosive rage and regular humiliation within the office, according to interviews and dozens of emails" BuzzFeed reviewed, the publication wrote.
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