Sen. Amy Klobuchar Amy KlobucharThe Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by The Air Line Pilots Association - White House moves closer to Pelosi on virus relief bill EPA delivers win for ethanol industry angered by waivers to refiners It's time for newspapers to stop endorsing presidential candidates MORE (D-Minn.), a 2020 White House hopeful, commented on Sunday on her lack of minority support nationally, saying she needs “people to get to know her.”

ABC’s Martha Raddatz asked Klobuchar on "This Week" what her plan was to boost support among minority voters as the Democratic presidential race heads to more diverse states.

“That’s gonna be on me. I need people to get to know me,” Klobuchar said.

“I’ve always gotten high support in all of my elections with the Hispanic and African-American communities in my state," she added.



"That is a start.”

.@MarthaRaddatz: “You cannot win the nomination without the support of minority voters … whats your plan?”



Sen. Amy Klobuchar: “That’s gonna be on me. I need people to get to know me.” https://t.co/P6iz1jjwYE pic.twitter.com/U01FTybsB1 — This Week (@ThisWeekABC) February 16, 2020

The ABC host pushed back, asking, “Aren’t you running out of time with these minority voters?”

“No, because my name identification in states outside of the early few states was not that high simply because I didn’t have the money unlike Bloomberg to run more ads during your show than I am on being interviewed during your show,” Klobuchar responded, referring to former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg Michael BloombergTop Democratic super PAC launches Florida ad blitz after Bloomberg donation The Hill's 12:30 Report - Presented by Facebook - Latest with the COVID-19 relief bill negotiations The Memo: 2020 is all about winning Florida MORE, a late entry in the 2020 race. “I get that. That’s what happens.”

The senator also said she would highlight her record promoting “equal opportunity” efforts as attention shifts to Nevada and South Carolina.

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Raddatz highlighted two recent polls showing Klobuchar with low backing among minority voters, including one from Quinnipiac University that found the Minnesota senator with 0 percent support among African Americans and a Monmouth University poll showing 1 percent backing among Hispanic, black, Asian and other minority Democratic voters.

Klobuchar finished strong in New Hampshire, trailing Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersKenosha will be a good bellwether in 2020 Biden's fiscal program: What is the likely market impact? McConnell accuses Democrats of sowing division by 'downplaying progress' on election security MORE (I-Vt.) and former South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg Pete ButtigiegBipartisan praise pours in after Ginsburg's death Bogeymen of the far left deserve a place in any Biden administration Overnight Defense: Woodward book causes new firestorm | Book says Trump lashed out at generals, told Woodward about secret weapons system | US withdrawing thousands of troops from Iraq MORE in the Granite State's primary. But some experts note that New Hampshire and Iowa lack the levels of diversity seen in the Democratic Party nationally, suggesting the senator and Buttigieg will face difficulty in the upcoming states.

The Nevada caucuses will take place next Saturday.