Matthews loves himself some Klobuchar

[Blaukraut]

He is enamored by her middle of the country, moderate, git 'er done attitude and likes to poo poo us coastal elites. Frankly, I am getting extremely tired of being told that that one rural voter's voice in the middle part is more important than the 10 - 100 'urban' or 'coastal elites' voices as his/her counterparts.

[Agschmid]

1. You might be tired of getting told that, but it also happens to be how we elect the President.

That rural vote may/does count for more than some of those coastal elite votes.

[Blaukraut]

3. The point is that we actually want pretty much the same things

and that divisive language by people like Klobuchar, pitting coastal and urban voters against rural midwestern ones, is not helping. Find commonalities instead of pitting us against each other.

[blm]

12. Perfectly said.

The unnecessary divisiveness is a constant on tv.

[crazytown]

5. "coastal elite votes"

[JI7]

8. elite ?

[Agschmid]

22. Not my words; Matthews

Agree bad choice.

[MustLoveBeagles]

2. I'm from the Midwest and I agree

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Everyone is important. That said, Klobuchar is one of my favorites.

[Big Blue Marble]

4. Kobucher had a good night.

She calmly stated her moderate positions very clearly.

[PatSeg]

25. Yes, I think that was her best

debate so far.

[BeyondGeography]

6. She's not connecting

Maybe because she’s rather bland.

[JI7]

9. she isn't bland at all

[BeyondGeography]

10. What is she passionate about again?

[JI7]

23. making people's lives better

[UniteFightBack]

20. I would not mind a serving of honest, bland and realistic thank you very much. nt

[dflprincess]

7. Trust Tweety to like a centrist supporter of the status quo who will never, never rock the boat

He might be shocked to learn that the "middle of the country" voters in her home state appear to favor someone else.

The "Bean Ballot" poll the DFL ran in it's booth at the Minnesota State Fair was won by Warren. The last scientific poll I saw (and it's been more than a month) of Minnesota voters had her coming in 4th behind Bernie, Warren, & Biden (not necessarily in that order)

The picture below was taken 4 days before the fair ended. You did have to be willing to sign up as a Democrat to get a soybean to drop in the tube of your choice. A friend working the booth on Labor Day (the last day of the fair) told me they had had to bring in a second tube for Warren. Amy came in second, but she was way behind.

If Amy is the nominee, I will vote for her (I've voted for her 3 times in the past) but my heart won't be in it & I may cry all the way to the polls. After 4 years of Trump we need someone who can excite the voters and who is willing to make real, progressive change and push back against the bullies. (And I wish someone would ask Amy if she's still pals with Lindsey Graham.)




(And I just switched my preference from "Undecided" to Warren about 2 minutes ago.)

[Blaukraut]

19. Imagine that!

[maineac]

11. I'm not from the Midwest so I guess I don't love America from my heart

So, I guess, being born on a dairy farm in Maryland with ancestors who landed in New England in 1638 means I'm just not American enough to vote for Senator Klobuchar.

[Blaukraut]

18. This is what annoys me. I'm an immigrant. (German)

Hubby has Mayflower ancestry. But I guess we're not as American as the folks in the Midwest. The only true Americans are those who were here long before any of us set foot here. So, I would prefer that our candidates seek our common interests and not pit us against one another geographically. Especially considering that even Midwestern states have urban areas.

[TheRealNorth]

13. I don't have confidence that Klouchar could stand up to Trump on a debate stage

This isn't the time for "Minnesota Nice", because the opposition has no intentions of playing nice.

[UniteFightBack]

21. She actually has a reputation for being quite the opposite. nt

[evertonfc]

14. rural voter here

I can assure you that not one person on that stage will get significant rural votes. These folks are dug in. Economics are irrelevant here. They are regressing. My county was blue until W Bush and had trended red since. We turn out in urban areas and grab swing votes in the suburbs. The rural vote is not moving.

[Blaukraut]

15. Thank you! Our base are minority women, academia, and young people n/t

[ecstatic]

16. As an east coaster I agree! I'm sick of being told

my opinion doesn't matter. Where are the voter panels of people like me? Why do we have to hear from ignorant trumpers all the time!!??

[Raine]

17. I like her and could happily vote for her but

she just doesn't stand out to me.

[Backseat Driver]

24. I like Amy as a good person, but despite a strong

record of representative service, I'm not sure she's presidential material. I particularly didn't care much that she used phrases that smack perhaps that could endear her to a lot of fundamentalist christians of the midwest/northern plains. Perhaps I haven't caught up, but I was under an impression that "dairy" geographic areas were/are hot beds of Lutherans - Missouri Synod variety are fundie wack jobs; more moderate yet worrisome are those whose affiliation says it all, Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. That said, she seems someone who works hard and fair, one whom I'd be glad to include in community with family and friends -- just not in the Oval Office.

[jalan48]

26. So the millions of working people on the coasts who vote for Democrats are elite? They are our base.

Mathews is just reinforcing a Republican talking point.

[Blaukraut]

27. Exactly! But we don't count, apparently. Or more like are taken for granted in elections n/t

[jalan48]

28. Yes, the entire West Coast is blue. These are the states leading the charge against the Republicans.

[Gothmog]

29. I also like Klobuchar

She is former biglaw partner and is a strong candidate