Washington (CNN) Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota said Wednesday that if American voters think a woman can't beat President Donald Trump in next year's presidential election, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi "does it every single day."

The senator, speaking at the fifth Democratic debate , hosted by MSNBC and The Washington Post in Atlanta, cast herself as the product of working-class roots who can get bipartisan support and help Democrats win back the Midwestern cities and towns that drifted toward Trump in 2016. The senator touted legislation she passed through Congress and her political wins in Republican and independent congressional districts before attempting to answer one of the central questions of Democratic voters following Hillary Clinton's defeat in 2016.

"I govern with both with my head and my heart and if you think a woman can't beat Donald Trump, Nancy Pelosi does it every single day," Klobuchar said, citing the tensions between Pelosi and Trump, which have escalated since the House speaker announced an impeachment investigation into Trump and his contacts with Ukraine.

During the debate, Klobuchar argued that women are held to a different standard.

"Otherwise we could play a game called name your favorite woman president, which we can't do because it has all been men," the senator said.

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