How well could Klobuchar realistically do?

[Jeppe]

Win a few states, win the nomination, win the general?

[Famous Mortimer]

She could probably win the general but she has about as much chance of winning the primary as a cardboard box with a brown wig on top.

[(Still) muted by Kalwejt until March 31]

She could probably win the general but she has about as much chance of winning the primary as a cardboard box with a brown wig on top.

-Bingo.

[Santander]

She could probably win the general but she has about as much chance of winning the primary as a cardboard box with a brown wig on top.

[henster]

Maybe a really strong showing in Iowa could help her.

[The Govanah Jake]

What Famous Mortimer said

[Crumpets]

She might have an chance at winning Iowa if, and this is a big if, none of Biden, Warren, or Sanders runs. That might propel her to wins elsewhere.

[Vega]

Win no states in the primaries, drop out before New Hampshire.

Klobuchar is an incredibly bland Senator who hasn't endeared herself to the establishment or especially to Progressives.

[publicunofficial]

Hard to see her emerging from a crowded field. Has no real "niche" of potential supporters she can dominate.

[Fuzzy Stands With His Friend, Chairman Sanchez]

I see Klobuchar as a real dark horse.  She's someone who can obtain support of the Feminist Left by default.  She's also super-substantive, something that one who can beat Trump needs to be.

[Lord Admirale]

Not too well, she hasn't made a name for herself on a national level.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

She would be a good running mate to someone like John Hickenlooper. But, she's not a Kamela Harris or Elizabeth Warren or Tulsi Gabbard who has made a national name.

[Jeppe]

Yeah, I think there's a fairly large group of voters in the Democratic primary (15% to 20%) who would put voting for a woman high up in their priority list. The longer the feminist left has to wait to get a female president, the more restless they'll get.

[Mr. Morden]

Yeah, I think there's a fairly large group of voters in the Democratic primary (15% to 20%) who would put voting for a woman high up in their priority list. The longer the feminist left has to wait to get a female president, the more restless they'll get.

It's highly unlikely that Klobuchar would be the only woman running though.  Both Gillibrand and Warren have dropped hints of interest, and there could be others as well.

[Vosem]

I could see Klobuchar pulling a Kerry, being a middle-of-the-pack candidate focused on Iowa for a while, surging at the right time to win the state, and then surging strongly enough to establish a decisive lead over divided opposition. Iowa is absolutely a must-have for her, though; no Iowa win, no Klobuchar nomination.

She's also a very logical VP choice for a wide number of nominees (virtually any male nominee, basically).

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

I can see her as either John Hickenlooper or Julian Castro's female first woman Veep. And it will help Dems in Iowa and Ohio since both Hickenlooper and Castro can carry the same states as Hillary.

But I prefer a Tulsi Gabbard/Jason Kander ticket that will duplicate Obama's success.

[Jeppe]

Klobuchar seems to fit Iowa like a glove, so if she were polling competitively across the nation, I think winning Iowa would be a given.

The problem is name recognition, so her goal should be to raise her profile as much as possible before 2019.

[henster]

Her strategy would be to win Iowa and win it big and use that momentum in NH. If Booker/Harris split the black vote in the South she just needs do well in the Midwest.

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Yeah, I think there's a fairly large group of voters in the Democratic primary (15% to 20%) who would put voting for a woman high up in their priority list. The longer the feminist left has to wait to get a female president, the more restless they'll get.

If it's Booker versus Gabbard, we'll suddenly hear how gender doesn't matter after all.