George Will wrote positively of her in WaPo a few months ago. Hope she makes the next debate

for the "moderate" faction of the Democratic base.

Joe Biden is simply dominating among moderate Democrats leaving little room for anyone else trying to gain a following there.

that are practically indistinguishable
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Yes, the progressives are splitting their support between Warren and Sanders (and others). So?

Joe Biden is DOMINATING among the moderates, garnering the lion share of that portion of the party. That's just a fact.

Hey, many progressives would love to see other moderates take support away from Biden, but it is just not happening.



As it stands now, Klobuchar has a good shot at making the September debate, but her campaign is just not catching on, Biden has taken all the oxygen out of the room for other moderates.

Of course there can be more than one. The problem isn't that she's competing with a stronger moderate in Biden, it's that she's competing with stronger moderates in Biden, Harris, Buttigieg, O'Rourke, and maybe others. She does not have a commanding presence. Maybe it's a Minnesota thing, but she's about as exciting as a Mondale. As I said elsewhere, the moderate "lane" is too crowded, and she's driving a sub-compact.

She has not done that yet.

Hopefully she makes it to the next round, I'd like to see more from her.

I hope that many here, even thought she is not their first choice, will send her $5 or $10 for her to qualify (and then unsubscribe from the emails..)

https://amyklobuchar.com/

I also think she’d be a great President, but she doesn’t seem to be gaining any traction.

$15 an hour was “extreme” last time around, and that’s just for starters.
So easy to be cavalierly dismissive of s bold vision by obliquely claiming it’s not grounded in reality... sadly, there’s a lot of that going around.

in their comments.
That's why I tend to give more credence to those who are undecided because they have no dog in the fight yet. And I love credence.

I have been surprised that she hasn't moved up in the polls. I think she would be a great president.

She’s not being overlooked. She’s just not catching on.

and throws tantrums (and objects) in the office when she doesn't get her way.

Sound like anyone else we already know ?

Two dozen staffers ripping her treatment of them to the NYT.

I like her a lot and think she'd make a fine president. With so many good candidates I think she gets lost in the shuffle.

about AK. We have this thing where we need to feel excited. Silly, I know.

That being said, if she were magically thrust into the nominee position with no more distractions from other candidates, I'm sure everyone would be excited and fully on board.

But only because of Biden’s age. I think his age is a risk.

I will vote for whoever gets nominated but my personal preference is one of the more progressive candidates like Warren or if she had a legit chance Marianne Williamson, who finished strong in that debate. She was right on in describing the monstrous threat of Trump and his racist behavior.

even if she is not the nominee.

that "Minnesota Nice" appeal.

"Minnesota Passive Aggressive". You can see this in Amy whenever she responds to an email. She & her staff have raised the non-response response to an art form. (She also has some of the rudest staff members, even if you're call to complement her on something.)

Also note, she is not popular with the progressives in her own state party. The "powers that be" love her, the rank and file activists, who do tilt more to the left, have not been impressed.

But if you want centrist & status quo, Amy's your candidate.

that means.

go back to when she was the Hennepin County Attorney.

Good governance with a capital G

My experience working with U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar causes me to take issue with Patrick Condon’s recent column (“?‘I get things done,’ says Klobuchar,” July 30). The senator has always seemed to me to be an able, committed, effective public servant.

I spent 12 years on the Edina City Council, during which the council traveled yearly to Washington, D.C., to participate in an idea-generating conference with other city leaders. Each year we scheduled meetings with our representatives. Former U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen met personally with us only once, assigning an underling all other times. Klobuchar never did that! She personally attended every meeting and listened to our issues regarding airport noise and other city issues. Klobuchar asked questions, never rushed us out and authored and supported changes that responded to our residents’ concerns.

That is good governance with a capitol G. She is not using “a pile of bills” in order to “sell herself to voters”! The senator’s bills are issues her constituents want addressed. In this time of split government and a Senate majority leader who will not even allow a vote on bills protecting our election process, let’s recognize Klobuchar for the smart, effective leader that she has been and will continue to be.

Ann Swenson, Edina

http://www.startribune.com/readers-write-minn-republicans-and-election-security-importing-canadian-drugs-debate-access-new-driving-laws/513517062/

But when I read about women that are considered tough to work for I automatically put it in my 33 year corporate perspective.

A women who is demanding is called a bitch and mean. A man...strong and confident.

Not saying that is the case here. Honestly don’t know. But whenever I hear a women is hard on her employees red lights go off.

and become a fine president who knows how to get things done. Only problem for Amy is that she'll have a tougher time winning her own primary than she would winning the general election. She just doesn't have the big machine behind her, unfortunately.

I think she is a great senator and candidate!

an effective midwestern Senator would make a great VP.

Thanks for posting. I really like Warren, but I also really like Klobuchar, and think she is more electable. I think she’s a far stronger candidate than Biden. Maybe she’ll gain some traction now!

I like her a lot. However, she faces a real problem with name recognition as one of the crowd of primary candidates, and it doesn't look like she's going to be able to make the jump to become a real contender. She's down in the pack of people who are just hanging on and not rising in poll results.

She might possibly be a contender for VP, if Biden gets the nomination. Her positions align pretty well with his, and she has better recognition in the Midwest than nationally. We'll see.

I remember even in 2016 I lamented that it was a two-person race from the beginning with one of them not even a Democrat. I think that it is important for the party, for the nation, to see the many faces of Democrats beyond the news generating.

in my opinion.