Amy Klobuchar is on with Rachel.

[madaboutharry]

Sen. Klobuchar is so smart, steady, and grounded. She would make a great president.

I hope she can breakout in the next debate. She deserves to be doing better.

[JI7]

1. maybe the top candidates will tear each other up and people will start to look

at some of the others. many who would make excellent candidates and president.

[highplainsdem]

2. I like her.

[dflprincess]

3. Last poll I saw she's running 4th in Minnesota

behind Warren, Sanders, and Biden (not necessarily in that order. I may have flipped Sanders & Biden).

It does not surprise any of us in MN that this is the case.

[elleng]

5. Why doesn't it surprise y'all?

[dflprincess]

8. By DFL standards Amy is not considered particularily progressive or liberal

she's very bland (think Minnesota "nice" which is actually Minnesota Passive-Agressive) and does her best to avoid taking a position on anything remotely controversial. Never rocking the boat is why she wins by large margins and yes, those of use who aren't impressed by her still vote for her because she's better than a Republican.

The first time she ran for the Senate she was pretty much shoved down our throats by the state party machinery in violation of state party rules that say the party does not back a candidate until s/he has the won endorsement at the state convention. I was on the State Central Committee at the time and I haven't bothered to try & get back on it since then. The story was the neither the state party nor the DNC wanted another Wellstone. And Amy is no Wellstone, not a Franken, not even a Hubert Humphrey.

If you like the status quo, Amy's your candidate.

[elleng]

10. Thanks for the info.

[TreasonousBastard]

16. Well, you certainly know her better than I do, but even assuming you're right...

I am personally not looking for a leftist to replace whatever it is we have now.

I'm not looking for a big deal planner, either-- the country is broken in half and we have to put it back together before we can move forward. I'm not looking for a candidate many will love, simply because that means as many will hate. I'm looking for a candidate with the common sense and grounding to get things back on track while pissing off the fewest.

[TreasonousBastard]

17. Interesting take, and you certainly know her better than most of us. But...

myself, I am not sure I want a raging leftist to replace the raging whatever-it-is we have now.

We saw the rage building up during the Obama years that ended up giving us Trump. We are broken now, and don't need any more of this rage. We need healing, and someone who is grounded and can be trusted to not upset things even more.

Of all the candidates, I suspect Amy might be the best for that healing.

[dflprincess]

19. Playing it safe and centrist had a lot to do with giving us Trump

and the way the extreme right wing in Minnesota carries on about Klobuchar you'd swear she was to the left of Wellstone.

What may pull blue collar types back into the fold is pushing programs that may help them. Amy might pay lipservice, but UnitedHealth Group's and Medronic's interests will come first.

[BeyondGeography]

20. Very true re 2016 and how Trump happened

Plus the other side really are unhinged and bipartisanship as a core value stopped making sense a long time ago. A favorite example of mine is when they respond to how Trump has divided the country by saying Obama was the most polarizing President in American history.

[madaboutharry]

6. Why do you think she isn't doing better in MN?

[dflprincess]

9. See my response above nt

[elleng]

4. I like her a lot.

[Lefta Dissenter]

7. "Grounded"

Wouldn’t that be a nice change?

[oasis]

11. Lots to like. Rachel's show repeats at 9 pacific. nt

[rpannier]

12. I like her

Would happily vote for her should she be the nominee

[JI7]

13. I really like her. if i had to put them in order she would be among my top choices

[JI7]

14. If a man wins the nomination i was thinking Klobuchar would be the perfect VP choice

for any of them.

if a woman wins i think Steve Bullock is the best choice for all of them.

[TSIAS]

15. Rachel is Klobuchar's Hannity

Not necessarily meant as a negative but if Klobuchar does become President you can bet Maddow will have a seat at the table.

[William769]

18. I saw her on Rachel

From what I heard from her, I want to hear more. I hope she stays in the debates for awhile.