Klobuchar tries to turn debate spotlight into momentum

[TexasTowelie]

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Several days removed from a marathon Democratic presidential debate, Amy Klobuchar was still feeling an afterglow. On the debate stage, the Minnesota senator repeatedly hit Elizabeth Warren for failing to level with voters about how she would pay for her ambitious policy proposals, exposing a vulnerability in her progressive rival and earning much needed attention for herself in a crowded primary field.

"It was really important to make the case that there are other ways to do things, and it doesn't mean you're not fighting" for people, Klobuchar said as her campaign bus sped past cornfields in eastern Iowa.

If there's a place where Klobuchar can build momentum from the debate, it's here in Iowa, where her Midwestern roots and pragmatic approach to politics could resonate in the nation's first caucus state. She has more than 50 staffers on the ground in Iowa and a familiarity with local issues as a senator from a neighboring state.

But she found that attention can be fleeting. Her bus tour was a chance to leverage her debate performance and attract more media notice. But Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, who was also in Iowa and earned headlines after feuding with Hillary Clinton, took some of the spotlight away from Klobuchar during her bus tour.

Read more: https://www.mankatofreepress.com/region/klobuchar-tries-to-turn-debate-spotlight-into-momentum/article_7127879d-0bea-5144-a5a8-9dc9cfec6518.html

[LakeArenal]

1. Amy rocks. Love her.

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