Daily Freeman (Kingston, NY)

Dems’ presidenti­al field now includes Sen. Amy Klobuchar

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Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Sunday joined the growing group of Democrats jostling to be president and positioned herself as the most prominent Midwestern candidate in the field, as her party tries to win back voters in a region that helped put Donald Trump in the White House.

“For every American, I’m running for you,” she told an exuberant crowd gathered on a freezing, snowy afternoon at a park with the Minneapoli­s skyline in the background.

“And I promise you this: As your president, I will look you in the eye. I will tell you what I think. I will focus on getting things done. That’s what I’ve done my whole life. And no matter what, I’ll lead from the heart,” the three-term senator said.

Klobuchar, who has prided herself for achieving results through bipartisan cooperatio­n, did not utter Trump’s name during her kickoff speech. But she did bemoan the conduct of “foreign policy by tweet.”

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