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

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

To listen to the full conversation you can use the audio player above.