Question: who kicks off a Presidential campaign in the middle of a snowstorm?

[brooklynite]

I find it hard to believe there wasn't an indoor venue available in Minneapolis.

[nolabear]

1. Amy Badass Klobuchar, that's who!

Trust me, it’s a feature, not a flaw. Minnesotans are proud of being tough like this about snow.

[MBS]

15. Exactly!

I like her a lot, and I like the tone of her pitch so far.

[DesertRat]

40. +1

Link to tweet

[mcar]

70. +1

[DURHAM D]

2. I like it.

Reminds me of the picture of Hillary's outside event in the pouring rain.

Can someone post it and a picture from Amy's event?

Women Are Tough !

[bdamomma]

22. well Senator Klobuchar

is sure not like tRump who cries about being in rain.

[madaboutharry]

3. Someone from Minnesota, that's who.

In Minnesota, this is Sunday.

I think it is actually perfect.

It shows she isn't a wuss.

[ecstatic]

4. Beautiful speech, but the weather is distracting, and

I'm worried she'll catch pneumonia out there. No hat? No gloves? I hope her feet are warm.

[jcgoldie]

8. She's from Minnesota

I think she's got this.

[DURHAM D]

18. Looks like she is having fun -

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[Cha]

21. Mahalo for that, Durham!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

29. I was just out running errands. No hat, gloves only for driving.

It's what we do here.

[3catwoman3]

36. Worry not - being cold does not cause pneumonia.

Having a cold or influenza can be a precursor to pneumonia, but none of these 3 illnesses are caused by being cold, or by being wet.

[pnwmom]

41. Pneumonia is more of a risk for people who are indoors exchanging germs in a crowd

in a room full of overly dry, heated air.

[MrGrieves]

50. It's 18 degrees today. No need for a hat and gloves.

We are in the middle of a warm up here in MN.

It isn't really cold until it gets below 0 and even then not really until it gets to -10.

[ecstatic]

71. lol!! nt

[apcalc]

5. One tough broad.

Really adore Amy. She knows her...ah...snow!

[jcgoldie]

6. Is that supposed to be a criticism?

If so its even weaker tea than the "mean boss" BS you've been pushing.

[DURHAM D]

9. lol

[pnwmom]

39. LOL. Well, you know in NYC 3 inches can shut the whole place down. n/t

[marybourg]

53. Hardly.

[pnwmom]

54. I worked there years ago. I saw it happen.

And last November the first "big" snow was about 6 inches in NYC and caused chaos.

The chaos had begun with the first inch of snow.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/winter-storm-northeast-slammed-with-early-snow-latest-weather-forecast-live-updates-2018-11-15/

NEW YORK — One of the first big storms of the season moved across the eastern half of the country Thursday, causing at least seven deadly traffic crashes and closing schools as it dropped snow as far south as central Alabama. The nasty weather wasn't finished yet by the Thursday evening commute as it dropped more than an inch of snow on New York City and headed through New England.

[marybourg]

60. Lived there 46 years.

Mostly in a very suburban part of Queens. Snow slowed buses down, and sometimes elevated train lines, but it took a heckuva lot more than 3 inches to have any real effect on the pace of NYC. Especially Manhattan.

[pnwmom]

62. Were you there on November 15th?

The first "big" snow was about 6 inches in NYC and caused chaos in the evening commute, beginning with the first inch of snow. After that things got worse.


The New York City area was nearly paralyzed by 6 inches of snow. What went wrong?

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/16/nyregion/snowstorm-total-delays-commute.html

Mr. de Blasio said a confluence of events had conspired to throw off the snow-fighting efforts. The city’s Department of Sanitation had performed miracles plowing roads in the past, but did not have good access to the roads because they were clogged with vehicles, he said.

The plows “can’t levitate above the traffic,” he said earlier in the day.

At Central Park, 6.4 inches of snow were recorded — the biggest one-day November snowfall in 136 years. If the city had known how bad the storm would be, officials could have encouraged people to stay home, Mr. de Blasio said.


https://www.cbsnews.com/news/winter-storm-northeast-slammed-with-early-snow-latest-weather-forecast-live-updates-2018-11-15/

NEW YORK — One of the first big storms of the season moved across the eastern half of the country Thursday, causing at least seven deadly traffic crashes and closing schools as it dropped snow as far south as central Alabama. The nasty weather wasn't finished yet by the Thursday evening commute as it dropped more than an inch of snow on New York City and headed through New England.

Link to tweet

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[marybourg]

68. No, I am happily ensconsed in the PHX metro ( where it's been

unusually cold and wet this winter), but as stated in the article you linked, 6 inches (much less 3) does not usually cause a snafu in nyc. People were puzzled that it did this time. Maybe early in the season? Who knows, but the huge machine that is nyc is not generally brought to a halt by 3 inches. But happy to be where I am. I’m sure you are too!

[pnwmom]

69. I usually appreciate the weather out here but right now

we're in the middle of our own snow event -- we've had as much snow in the last week, about a foot, as we usually do all winter, with more expected tonight and tomorrow.

And we have all these beautiful hills that are a pain in the neck to drive on when it ices up. This is what all-wheel drive is for and I'm glad I have it.

[Dorian Gray]

84. I was here for that

And while the snow did essentially cause chaos in our city, it was because of terrible preparation.

Normally we can handle that amount of snowfall, but the weather predictions were off, so the city didn't prep. Not enough salting of the roads.

So chaos ensued.

IF we had prepped, the city could have handled the blast just like normal.

It's an anomaly.

[Blue_true]

66. One time I was having dinner with a Massachusetts friend.

We talked Florida weather and Massachusetts weather. Then for some reason, her mind thought about something that she had seen in NYC. Anyone who has been there in the winter know that Boston can be cold. My friend's eyes first went wide, then narrowed, then she looked at me and said "can you believe that New York City people wear winter coats for fall weather?" like I would know, 35 is beyond freezing where I live, for most people.

[pnwmom]

67. LOL. It's true. The typical cold winter day in NYC and NJ is in the 30's.

It's actually that way here in the PNW also -- 30's is cold. 20's is really cold.

The difference is that we have lots and lots of hills, so when it does start to snow, there's an obvious reason for all the problems.

[Mr. Quackers]

42. Must be the latest intel

from the party bigwigs (chuckle).

[Kurt V.]

63. +1 exactly

[DontBooVote]

7. One tough and, currently, snow-covered woman and some tough Minnesotans.

[MoonRiver]

10. Someone with GRIT!

[shanny]

11. someone who has already scheduled it?

[WhiskeyGrinder]

12. LMAOOOO that you think this is a "snowstorm."

[apcalc]

30. A few flurries is all!😁

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

33. This is definitely not a snowstorm. It's a few inches of light snow. Meh.

[janx]

57. I agree but for a while there,

It was coming down pretty fast. Delightful!

[Takket]

13. William Henry Harrison finished in a snowstorm......... big time

[MarcA]

34. Good One! n/t

[Raine]

73. and he ended up with pneumonia

dying a month later..

[leftofcool]

14. A lady with lots of grit.

[nolabear]

16. ...

[DURHAM D]

20. Perfect nt

[Voltaire2]

17. why do we indulge in this sort of irrelevant horseshit?

It seems like we all have been well trained to find any possible flaw in our candidates, no matter how irrelevant, and then obediently broadcast it out to the internets.

[LakeSuperiorView]

77. An amazing number of negative stories about Democrats appear with regularity...

[bullwinkle428]

19. If you are at all familiar with Minnesota, you would know that they literally

cancel school for weather-related reasons about once per generation! They did it about a week and a half ago for the polar vortex due to actual temperatures below -30°F, and that was the first cancellation in memory for some there.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

31. And the reason for that had to do with school buses, not the schools themselves.

[pnwmom]

45. I was born in Chicago and only remember one day in 6 years when they cancelled school --

and I didn't find out till I had tromped the two blocks through a couple feet of snow and saw the sign on the door.

It was a shock to move to another part of the country where a couple inches could disable the whole town.

[Wellstone ruled]

23. Just another balmy day

in Minny. Oh my,the messaging worked,did it not.

[livetohike]

24. Not Trump. He can't even go out in the rain. Having

lived in MN for three winters (including the brutal winter of (‘83-‘84), today looked like early Spring .

[DesertRat]

46. Don the Con skipped a cemetery visit in Paris due to rain

Amy showed that she wasn't going to stop her scheduled speech for the snow.

[Autumn]

25. Amy Klobuchar

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

26. This weather isn't so bad by Minnesota standards - to us it's merely a temporary annoyance.

I just came back from running errands. People are out and about; the grocery store and the coffee shop were busy. Driving is a bit slow and slippery but it's manageable. I think she wanted to make the point that she can handle all manner of bad "weather."

[exboyfil]

27. The ads in the general election are going to be great

Go Amy.

[democratisphere]

28. A strong and intelligent woman from Minnesota that wants to be a President for change.

Bet you won't forget that whole wintery scene for a long time.

[2naSalit]

32. THat was nice weather.

No wind, double digits above zero, perfect weather for being out, so what if it snows? It won't be the wet, sticky stuff.

It's also perfect for xcountry skiing!

[MissMillie]

35. Reminds me of something Pres. Bartlet would do

So many scenes about whether or not he'd be wearing an overcoat.

[elleng]

52. THANKS, MissMillie!!!

*Perfect!

[Mister Ed]

37. (shrug) Here in Minnesota, it snows in the wintertime.

It snowed last Tuesday. Snowed again on Thursday.

It's snowing again today. Lovely scene in my backyard. Light, fluffy snow - not a "snowstorm" by any measure.

We're supposed to get more this week. We don't cancel things we've scheduled just because it's snowing out.

[pnwmom]

38. Someone AMAZING, that's who!

Not some wimp like our golfer President Trump.

[pnwmom]

43. She was doing a favor for her many supporters. She didn't make them crowd into

a large room full of overly dry air, being exposed to the germs of thousands of other people.

Outdoors, breathing the cold, fresh air -- which is also wonderful at clearing out the sinuses (I know from experience!) -- they were all better off (assuming they were wearing the proper winter attire.)

[dsc]

44. Someone who grew up in an area where it snows alot

I grew up in the snow belt of Ohio and that storm wouldn't have stopped a planned event.

[sarcasmo]

47. A Minnesota native, that's who.

[lunasun]

48. Meh I'm in Chicago looked the same here today and I love the outdoor announcements

Here’s one took place in my state in a frigid February one year ...
https://m.

[hatrack]

49. It's, uh . . . . Minnesota

[obamanut2012]

51. The North Remembers

She isn't my first pick, but this badass Night's Watch stuff without even wearing a hat makes her a strong #2 for me, now.

[raging moderate]

55. What snowstorm?

This is just Minnesota Nice weather.

[yardwork]

56. I'm impressed.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

58. It's above zero. Balmy for MN. nt

[IcyPeas]

59. Trumpf just tweeted this: (mentions global warming too)

Link to tweet

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[MineralMan]

61. In Minnesota?

A little snow doesn't stop us. We just brush the car off and go. I did my grocery shopping and gassed up the car today. The supermarket was packed, and so was the gas station. Here, we just drive on in a little snowstorm.

Yesterday, I got new tires on the car. They washed off the snow build up in the wheel wells with a hot water hose.

No big deal...

[MineralMan]

64. That's your concern, eh?

Weak sauce...but your concern is noted.

[ChubbyStar]

72. The OP was so concerned they didn't repy to a single post

I guess the thread isn't go the way they wanted. Odd.

[LakeSuperiorView]

79. Hit and run posts about everyone other than a certain candidate geographically near and dear...

I recall someone posting something to the effect "We got exactly who we wanted" after a long series of trashing Al Franken posts.

[FreepFryer]

91. Hopefully tolerance of such obvious attack/division posts against Democrats on DU is ending. nt

[LakeSuperiorView]

92. Hopefully the obvious attack/division posts will end by some means.

Whether it is by troll busting or people deciding that anti-Democrat, pro-Trump posts being somewhere else and stop of their own accord. I

[cwydro]

75. Very well put. nt

[Blue_true]

65. I think that it was a brilliant move.

The thing that impressed me was the setting. Her voice was clear and strong, overall, a good move.

[Cha]

74. One of the Best I've seen..

I loved it!

[vlyons]

76. I thought it showed poor judgement

It might be OK for Minnesotans, but this is a national campaign. I'm in Texas, and it looked damn weird. People standing for hours in a snow storm with snow piling up on their heads and shoulders.

[LakeSuperiorView]

78. She should have imported weather representing the entire nation?

She is smart enough to know that the weather 1000 miles away isn't personally affecting her, so she doesn't think 60 degrees is weird...

[vlyons]

80. No, she should have selected an indoor venue

How hard would that be?

[LakeSuperiorView]

81. Why? Because YOU thought it was cold?

Though your TV?



This is a national campaign, it is not about YOU.

[vlyons]

82. exactly

me and millions of other non-Minnesotans. It showed a lack of consideration for others. That's my opinion, with which you are free to disagree. I shall vote for a different candidate in the Texas Dem primary.

[mindem]

83. Just another summer day in Minnesota

[Dorian Gray]

85. Eh...

It was fine to me. Made her look tougher than Trump, who apparently melts if a little rain gets on him.

[Mr. Sparkle]

86. I thought it looked amazing.

[harumph]

87. Someone exploiting the "optics" for the crowd. Flame away.

I too find it hard to believe that there wasn't a suitable indoor location.
It's a little too calculated for my taste. YMMV.

[jcgoldie]

88. "calculated"

As in you want to make the news and put forward a positive image to kick off your campaign? OMG how manipulative! The nerve.

[Adrahil]

89. She's not at the top of my list, but seriously....

THAT is your criticism?

It came off as bad ass.

[MrGrieves]

90. I find it hilarious that you thought they tried to find an indoor venue.

The implication that she couldn’t find an indoor venue is funny to me. Like she and her staff are so dumb that they were left out in the cold (it isn’t cold).

I uave an idea. Let’s not look for even the tiniest thing to criticize our candidates.

[Trumpocalypse]

93. Mr. Freeze