Maybe Amy Klobuchar,” the “Parks and Recreation” star said of the Minnesota senator on Thursday when Variety asked which member of the Democratic presidential field her character on the celebrated sitcom would back. Politics fanatic and public servant Leslie Knope would probably stay true to her Midwestern roots in throwing her support behind one of the 2020 Democratic presidential contenders, according to Amy Poehler . Amy Poehler says Leslie Knope might support Amy Klobuchar or Pete Buttigieg in the 2020 presidential election pic.twitter.com/LMpaoigUhmPoehler, along with the rest of the “Parks and Recreation” cast, reunited Thursday night in Los Angeles for a panel honoring the show’s 10th anniversary. She also said that Knope — who hails from the fictional Pawnee, Indiana — might also support fellow Indiana native Pete Buttigieg. Buttigieg responded on Twitter, cheekily pointing out that Knope would probably appreciate that the Indiana Park and Recreation Association named him elected official of the year in 2018.

Source: Huffington Post March 22, 2019 17:26 UTC