Amy Klobuchar 2020 campaign megathread

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She'd be a great "first do no harm" VP pick.

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Peaking too early is certainly not good, as many campaigns have seen, but peaking too late is no good either. It's too late for Klobuchar. Sorry, but it really, really is.

For one thing, she has not been vetted, and it's too late to vet her. She has a long career history from her time as a prosecutor, do you really think there are no skeletons there?

At this point Klobuchar is only serving as an extra column for the Bernie Sanders campaign. She is there to take votes from his opponents, Buttigieg, Biden and Warren. She might as well be on the Bernie Sanders payroll.

She is not going anywhere. And in your heart, you know this. Deep down, people know this. If she had a real shot, she would be getting a lot more criticism. She had more of a shot back in February than she does now, which is why the media knee-capped her with the comb story. But no one sees her as a real threat now, because she is not. Hence she will get a free pass and be able to look good but it is only because people know her window has closed.

You keep using words like "real shot". What do you mean by that? If all you are trying to say is that she is not the favorite, then I agree with you. But if you are actually trying to say that she has such a minute chance that we shouldn't even consider her a relevant competitor, then I disagree strongly with you.

Candidates don't need to win Iowa to stay in the race. They need to continue to build momentum. They need to find places to win. She has places that can stabilize her campaign, like Minnesota. These first 4 primaries don't have a whole lot of delegates at stake. Iowa has 41, then NH has 24, then NV has 36, and then SC has 54. If you add these all up, the 4 pre-Super Tuesday races have 155 delegates up for grabs. California is on Super Tuesday, and it alone has 415 delegates. Minnesota has 75, and she can really run it up in Minnesota potentially. There are 1,344 total delegates up for grabs on Super Tuesday. The first 4 primaries make up around 11.5% of the Super Tuesday amount.

We talk a lot about having to win the early states, but typically that's because you need to make people believe that you can win and you want to prevent other candidates from gaining too much momentum. Well, we already went through Iowa and nobody gained momentum at all. We're also going to be splitting the delegates between 5 major candidates, heck maybe even 7 with Steyer and Bloomberg. So this race is different than other races. You can afford to lose big in some states but not fall too far behind.

And look what people are saying. They believe in Klobuchar's potential. She needs a moment (which she had in the debate IMO but we'll see how much of a boost she gets) and to continue building momentum, but she is well-liked and gets a lot of endorsements. There are people willing to donate to her the more they believe she has a chance. She is spending money well. So no, I don't agree with your claims unless all you are saying is that she's not the favorite.

Thank you so much for helping Bernie Sanders get the nomination