Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) continues to hedge on the 2020 question, describing to CNN’s John Berman the ideal Democratic candidate—which sounds an awful lot like herself—but kicking the can down the road, saying she would make a decision “shortly.”
“[It’s about] who captures our imagination and will have ideas to bring us forward on a positive optimistic agenda for the country,” she said of the ideal candidate on Tuesday. “It is not about spending your day going down the rabbit holes with Donald Trump. It is also about talking about things that matter to people and being willing to reach out to people to find common ground…and that’s what I’ve done in the last election.”
“One of the great things this year is there will be a lot of competition,” she continued. “People should view it as a chance to sit back and think about the America that we want to be. For me, I come from the heartland. We need to get that back into our politics.”
“I will be making a decision shortly,” she concluded.
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— TPM Livewire (@TPMLiveWire) January 29, 2019
RUN, AMY, RUN!!!
There, that made me feel better.
I really hope she runs, i like her. Although, at this point i guess she’s waiting for the Harris attention to die down a bit before throwing her hat in the ring
I hope she runs, for the good of the country. She’s a moderate voice in an electorally important region. Repubs won’t be able to sneer at ‘Minnesota values,’ and since sneering is what they do best it’ll take away a weapon.
Also, a year ago I put her as my darkhorse Democratic nominee, so…go me!
Harris is obviously whip-smart and would most likely be an effective leader. At this point in our history I’m concerned more about whose negatives can be driven up the most and I suspect Harris has a lot of vulnerabilities. Klobuchar comes across as smart, competent and for the moment, above the fray, plus she can pull mid-western votes.
It’s early, and everything can change in a heartbeat, but there’s a lot to like in her potential candidacy.
I don’t usually criticize the headlines, but…
“Play coy”? She’s not flirting with a guy at the Junior League tea dance. You wouldn’t, and haven’t, used that characterization for Biden. She hasn’t decided whether to run yet. Leave it at that.