CONWAY — Democratic presidential hopeful Amy Klobuchar visited the Mount Washington Valley this week, drawing 200 people to Kennett Middle School for a town hall on Sunday and telling a Conway Daily Sun editorial board on Monday that she is well-positioned to beat Donald Trump in a general election showdown thanks to her moderate Midwestern style of politics and ability to get things done.
The U.S. senator from Minnesota is in a crowded field of Democrats who will be competing in the Feb. 11 New Hampshire Primary. Others include former Vice President Joe Biden; South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg; and fellow U.S. senators Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts. Billionaires Tom Steyer and Michael Bloomberg and entrepreneur Andrew Yang are still in it, as well as Cory Booker, John Delaney, Marianne Williamson, Deval Patrick and Tulsi Gabbard.
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