Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) left the door open for a potential 2028 presidential bid during a Sunday interview on CNN’s State of the Union. When asked by host Jake Tapper whether her recent visit to New Hampshire signaled future presidential ambitions, Klobuchar declined to rule it out.
“You visited New Hampshire… Are you considering at all a presidential run in 2028?” Tapper asked. Klobuchar responded by pivoting to the midterms and Democratic messaging, but when pressed, acknowledged that she was not ruling out a run. “I am focused on my job in the Senate,” she said, “and I’m really focused on our great candidates… Anyone else that’s not doing that right now, I think that they better look at what Donald Trump is doing to our economy and doing to our democracy and constitution.”
While emphasizing her focus on current races, Klobuchar criticized the state of the economy under President Trump, pointing to rising costs as a key concern for voters. “They go in the grocery store and the president can tell them inflation isn’t a factor, but they just see the prices going up,” she said, citing everyday items like coffee doubling in price.
Despite her focus on down-ballot races, Klobuchar’s appearance in New Hampshire—an early presidential primary state—combined with her refusal to deny 2028 ambitions, signals interest in another national campaign. She previously ran in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, gaining early momentum before suspending her campaign and endorsing Joe Biden.
The exchange underscores the early maneuvering already underway within the Democratic Party, as figures like Klobuchar position themselves in anticipation of a wide-open 2028 field.
