Amy Klobuchar rolls out 2020 campaign in a blizzard, promptly spars with Trump over climate change, hair

Amy Klobuchar announces 2020 candidacy in a snowstorm
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Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) may have drawn a bigger audience than Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) when she announced her candidacy for president in sunny California, but Klobuchar formally launched her campaign in Minneapolis on Sunday afternoon amid a snowstorm, in 16-degree weather, and she still drew a crowd.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.