I'm supporting Warren but Klobuchar is impressing me!

[CTyankee]

I've seen her on some TV interviews. She does very well. She is "midwestern nice" but has an inner toughness that appeals to me.

I'd like to know more. I understand she had a former employee who had job issues with her and I'd like to know more about that.

As with every Dem candidate I am looking at her in a debate situation with Trump. If she gets that far, I wonder what derisive nickname he'll try to hang on her and how he'd attack her.

Amy strikes me as having a cool hand but comes from strength...

[creeksneakers2]

1. Klobucher is our most electable candidate.

She's very level headed and doesn't make mistakes.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

2. 😮No, that would be Bernie!!

Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

[chillfactor]

6. I honestly do not think that is going to happen....

I will be Biden with either a woman like Klobuchar or a man of color or even Mayor Pete as VP candidate. Maybe even Stacey who is dynamite! I will be so glad when our ticket is established so all DUers are on the same page for a change and not arguing with each other,

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

8. Well, as we've come to find out, sometimes the most electable candidate doesn't get nominated.

Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

[squirecam]

40. I'm voting for Amy

But my expectation is Amy or Abrams for VP.

[pnwmom]

18. They guy who lost the primaries by 4 million last time has already hit peak Bernie. nt

[RDANGELO]

3. She is ok. Her problem is that she is not inspiring.

She needs to show more emotion, conviction, instead of just words coming out of her mouth,

[Doremus]

9. Agree. She strikes me as a lightweight in contrast to some very strong opponents.

I admit I'm not enamored of her centrist ideals but I wouldn't care for her very much anyway. "Uninspiring" is a good descriptor.

[CTyankee]

12. Maybe that's why Trump doesn't have a derisive nickname for her yet...

[Doremus]

15. Give him time, lol

[judeling]

17. Lightweight hardly

Uninspiring perhaps, not what she aims for. It is most interesting that she is not running to be leader of the movement and more captain of the team.

But don't kid yourself she is a shark.

[chillfactor]

4. I have always preferred Klobuchar over Warren....

Klobuchar is a strong intelligent, educated woman whom I admire.

[JustAnotherGen]

32. Me too

I can relate to her more than Warren.

There are 8 candidates I would be more than happy to vote for in a GE and she's one of them.

[helpisontheway]

5. I really like Klobuchar. She impressed me in a couple of debates. Wish she had

more support.

[question everything]

7. Go to her group to find more about her positions

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1300

Her prolific bill writings

https://www.democraticunderground.com/13001

Respect from WSJ and George Will. Well she does try to appeal to the center

https://www.democraticunderground.com/13007

https://www.democraticunderground.com/13004

Her proposal for a national infrastructure including how to pay for it

https://www.democraticunderground.com/13006

https://www.democraticunderground.com/130031

Her sense of humor - from 2009

https://www.democraticunderground.com/13003

A retired coal miner loves her

https://www.democraticunderground.com/130070

and more..

[CTyankee]

11. Thanks. I'll read up on her...

[CTyankee]

14. Thanks. Will read tomorrow, Now I must sleep...

[bucolic_frolic]

10. inner toughness is a good way to put it

you do get the sense that no one pushes her around, she knows what's happening in any given moment, and she's not in the race to simply create sound bites. I get the impression she is thinking hard all the time.

[PatSeg]

13. I've been very impressed with her as well

She has a lot going for her and a broad appeal.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

20. Not according to her poll numbers.

Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

[PatSeg]

22. It is still early

Previous primaries at this point rarely indicated who the eventual nominee would be. I still think it will be Biden, but I wouldn't bet on it. Primaries are full of surprises.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

24. Fair point.

Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

[TidalWave46]

38. What are her likability poll numbers? NT

[judeling]

16. Warren with Klobuchar interest

is not uncommon. They both have some attributes in common. Warren tends to be more of an architect and Klobuchar a builder. The difference is more in working with the materials at hand then designing new solutions. I can see the attraction in both views.

I would say former employee's. it is an interesting case in management styles. Amy came out of Big Law, she had an extremely stable tenure as county prosecutor slightly less then normal turn over. In the Senate she has had one of the top turnovers from the beginning. I do know several former staffers and the overall consensus is that they just burn out. It was the pace more then anything and the Washington staff was much more effected then the home state or campaign staffs.
It is also interesting that the turn over statistics seem to indicate a gender component. I note that in one of her years seven of the top 10 in turnover were woman.
Also she gets poached more then most out of a staff of 30 the Obama administration grabbed 33.
Given the campaign and the lack of staff stories associated with it that she is intense but fair. That she has a temper but only lets it out when she feels safe with friends.

As far as Trump goes, it is interesting to look at how She and Harris question in the committee. Harris aggressively points out you are a fool, Klobuchar lets them do it themselves. I actually think Amy's way is better with Trump.

[brooklynite]

21. I don't want to be "impressed", I want to know she can win the nomination and then the GE.

[judeling]

23. The GE Definitely

Indeed the most likely to do that although several can.
But what she is even more likely to do is bring others along. Interesting factoid not only is she always the top vote getter statewide, not only has she won every congressional district each time, but every time she has run at least one of the state chambers flipped to Team D.

The Nomination perhaps not.

[CTyankee]

28. I kinda think she could, otherwise I wouldn't be posting this...

She has a personal story that is riveting about her alcoholic father and how his tragedy has spurred her interest in addiction and how government can help substance abusers overcome them. Sensible.

[ritapria]

25. Klobuchar could be Biden's pick for VP

[squirecam]

41. I hope so

She would be great.

[Raine]

26. At first for me she was in the background but as I paid more attention

to her I realized how much I really like her and believe she's the most electable.

[lapfog_1]

27. I support Joe

but I could support Klobuchar if Joe stumbles in the early primaries.

[BlueMTexpat]

29. She was originally in my

top three.

She now falls behind Buttigieg and Booker in my rankings. One reason that I have downgraded her is because of her gratuitous (IMO) snipes against Warren.

She is very smart, IMO, and a hard worker. But she makes me have to grit my teeth.

[CTyankee]

33. Oh, I didn't know about that. What did she say? Was it on policy or more personal?

I must say I've been quite upset of late over the mfa fallout that is more than likely later in the campaign if Warren is our candidate. I am not happy about how that is being handled. I think it was left too vague.

Bottom line, we have to win in 2020 and get this orange menace out of the WH. Period.

[BlueMTexpat]

36. Your bottom line

is my bottom line.

**********

But it isn't enough! I don't want the "same-old same-old" when Dems win, because we simply cannot afford to let the criminals keep getting away with their crimes. We keep trying to be the better persons and move forward, but GOPers just see us as suckers for doing so and keep on with their nastiness.

That happened after Iran-Contra; it happened after Guantanamo and torture; it happened after our financial system nearly fell apart in 2008 ... and the real culprits never paid the price. They just slithered into their holes for awhile and came out again when they thought it was safe with 45.

The corruption has GOT to be dug out by its roots.

As it is now, even if we win the Presidency and even if we are miraculously able to have both a Dem House and Senate, we must literally rebuild most of our our institutions from the bottom up again. What credibility and influence we have lost on the international playing field will take generations to claw back. And it may be too late for us ALL wrt climate change.

******************

Any Democratic candidate who does NOT realize this will NOT be the candidate that we need.

[CTyankee]

39. This is an awesome task and that is why we need a strong woman at the controls!

I am sick and tired of the "too far left" meme that the media is trying to put over on us! IMO, and to my great dismay, Warren didn't have a powerful rejoinder on mfa. It was not strong enough to satisfy the media so back we go again to the "too left" business.

I know. I want a "bullet proof" woman candidate. Yeah, I do. Or at least one who's not gonna get the "socialism" label hung around her neck. Our necks. I'm tired of "explaining." And the "undecideds" aren't gonna buy it because the repukes will twist the explanation any way they want to.

We gotta win the election before we can do anything about health care or the environment or safeguarding a woman's right to choose.

[judeling]

34. That is an interesting Dynamic

Between the two. They have been going at each other for years, in a friendly way more or less.
Amy points out the political weaknesses in Warren's plans and Warren chides Klobuchar for not pushing even harder.

The back and forth they have had over anti-trust over the last couple of years is fascinating.

These two are well suited for each other. To be honest I see Warren as Klobuchar's Frances Perkins.

[JustAnotherGen]

30. I don't think

Trump will debate our Candidate. So that's not a scenario in play for me. 45 is too are and it will play to his base.

Personally? I love her. She's tough as nails and has very little tolerance for nonsense.

And so what if she was "mean" to employees? Men are mean all of the time and no calls it mean . . . It's called Leadership.

[brer cat]

35. +1 nt

[samnsara]

31. i always liked amy..i hope shes on the ticket somewhere with someone...

[squirecam]

42. That

Rhymes with oh perhaps?

[TidalWave46]

37. "Amy strikes me as having a cool hand but comes from strength..."

This. I am big on Klobuchar.

[The Valley Below]

43. Amy clicks a lot of boxes on my check list for VP.

She could help the ticket win, especially in the Northern-Central swing states.

She could help get legislation pushed through Congress (and has one of the best records for doing so as a Senator).

And she'd make a great loyal partner for Joe Biden.

I've long thought Biden would want someone to serve as VP who was "his Biden" to President Obama. A real team-mate with a close personal connection.

No one fits the bill better than Amy Klobachar to my way of thinking