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{{Infobox U.S. federal election campaign
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 | logo             = Amy Klobuchar 2020 presidential campaign logo.svg
 | candidate        = '''[[Amy Klobuchar]]'''<br/>[[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] from [[Minnesota]] (2007–present)<br/>County Attorney of [[Hennepin County, Minnesota]] (1999–2007)
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 | affiliation      = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]
 | headquarters     = [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]]
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 | homepage         = {{official|https://www.amyklobuchar.com}}
 | status = Announced: February 10, 2019<br>Suspended: March 2, 2020
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[[File:Amy Klobuchar (46330784464) (a).jpg|thumb|Klobuchar announcing her campaign]]

The '''Amy Klobuchar 2020 presidential campaign''' was announced on February 10, 2019.  Before her announcement, [[Amy Klobuchar]], who represents [[Minnesota]] in the [[United States Senate]], had already been widely seen to be in the process of preparing to run for [[President of the United States]].

Klobuchar was described by ''[[The New York Times]]'' in 2008 and ''[[The New Yorker]]'' in 2016 as one of the women most likely to become the first female [[President of the United States]].<ref name="Zernike2008">{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/18/weekinreview/18zernike.html | title=She Just Might Be President Someday | last=Zernike | first=Kate | date=May 18, 2008 | work=New York Times | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406175652/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/18/weekinreview/18zernike.html | archive-date=April 6, 2017 | url-status=live | df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.newyorker.com/news/amy-davidson/thirteen-women-who-should-think-about-running-for-president-in-2020 | title=Thirteen Women Who Should Think About Running for President in 2020 | date=December 12, 2016 | website=The New Yorker | access-date=February 23, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224190336/http://www.newyorker.com/news/amy-davidson/thirteen-women-who-should-think-about-running-for-president-in-2020 | archive-date=February 24, 2017 | url-status=live | df=mdy-all }}</ref>

On February 5, 2019, Klobuchar announced she would make a "major announcement" on February 10 about a presidential bid.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kstp.com/news/senator-amy-klobuchar-to-make-major-announcement-at-boom-island-park-on-sunday/5235309/?cat=1 |title=Sen. Amy Klobuchar to make major announcement at Boom Island Park on Sunday |publisher=KSTP.com |access-date=February 10, 2019 |archive-date=February 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212012020/https://kstp.com/news/senator-amy-klobuchar-to-make-major-announcement-at-boom-island-park-on-sunday/5235309/?cat=1 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Klobuchar held a [[campaign announcement]] rally in at Boom Island Park in Minneapolis on February 10.<ref>{{cite web|last=Montoya |first=Camilo |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amy-klobuchar-2020-live-stream-rally-to-kick-off-presidential-campaign-minneapolis-minnesota-live-stream-2019-02-10/ |title=Amy Klobuchar 2020: Democratic senator holds rally to kick off presidential campaign in Minneapolis, Minnesota — live stream, live updates |publisher=CBS News |date=February 10, 2019 |access-date=February 10, 2019}}</ref>

Klobuchar's allegedly harsh treatment of her Senate staff received some coverage before her announcement.<ref>[https://www.aol.com/article/news/2019/02/06/sen-amy-klobuchars-abuse-of-staff-scared-off-candidates-to-manage-her-presidential-bid/23663450/ "Sen. Amy Klobuchar's abuse of staff scared off candidates to manage her presidential bid," ''The Huffington Post,'' Feb. 6, 2019 ]</ref><ref>[https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/mollyhensleyclancy/amy-klobuchar-staff-2020-election?fbclid=IwAR3mE-EzJKBAhdiemNXC-UirXZut5lwieWe05DWaBdOGofzRzXFCIT18gIM "Staffers, Documents Show Amy Klobuchar’s Wrath Toward Her Aides," BuzzFeed, Feb. 8, 2019]</ref>

Klobuchar ended her campaign on March 2, 2020 a day before [[Super Tuesday]] due to low polling numbers and loosing the first four contests.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/02/us/politics/amy-klobuchar-drops-out.html?fbclid=IwAR3dCj3uCpSA79wFVUAxk2yttrz87ttY-vj6dyyRvwcexdV_Uac7CTTVMFg|title=Amy Klobuchar Drops Out of Presidential Race and Plans to Endorse Biden|publisher=[[The New York Times]]|date=March 2, 2020}}</ref>

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