What kind of presidential candidate would Amy Klobuchar make?
The Iowa caucuses are more than a year away, but the field of democratic candidates is already shaping up. Should U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., run for president? How does she stack up against other likely contenders?
MPR News host Stephanie Curtis spoke with four guests about that: a reporter, a political scientist, a Republican strategist and a Democratic strategist.
Guests:
Mark Zdechlik — Reporter, MPR News
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Steven Smith — Professor of political science, Washington University in St. Louis, and director of the university's Weidenbaum Center
Jeff Blodgett — Political consultant and founding director of Wellstone Action
Alex Conant — Partner at Firehouse Strategies
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