Analysis: Sen. Klobuchar begins presidential campaign

BY ANDREW WRIGHT

In the Star Tribune article, "Sen. Amy Klobuchar points to importance of Midwest in campaign stops in Wisconsin, Iowa," the author focused on Sen. Klobuchar's trips to Wisconsin and Iowa and the message she's sending as Klobuchar prepares for her presidential campaign.

The author starts the article by reiterating the apparent foundation of Klobuchar's campaign, which is her pledge to reinvigorate bipartisanship in Congress. Klobuchar has emphasized her ability to work with representatives on the other side of the political spectrum and has made it a staple of her campaign. Including this point in the beginning of the article shows the importance of Klobuchar's emphasis on bipartisanship and separates it from the other points in the article. 

The author then explains another major point in Klobuchar's campaign, which is her emphasis on her Minnesota roots. The author expands on this point in a subhead as Klobuchar has put great importance on her Midwestern roots as a tactic for defeating President Trump in 2020. Within this part of the article, the author includes some quotes from supporters of Klobuchar who seem to think the senator's campaign shows great promise for 2020. 

The author structures the story to be able to provide detailed information on two major points of Klobuchar's presidential campaign. The way the author organizes the story is effective as it introduces two main points of Klobuchar's campaign and then explains and details both points separately, providing sufficient analysis of Klobuchar's campaign strategy in the early presidential election season. Another way this story could have been structured is by not including the subhead on Klobuchar's Minnesota roots. Instead the author could have introduced the point earlier in the story and elaborated on Klobuchar's Minnesota roots without the subhead. 

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