Klobuchar Considered for Biden Cabinet Post

[babylonsister]

https://politicalwire.com/2020/11/10/klobuchar-considered-for-biden-cabinet-post/

Klobuchar Considered for Biden Cabinet Post
November 10, 2020 at 12:24 pm EST By Taegan Goddard

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) is being floated for a Cabinet post inside President-elect Joe Biden’s administration, CNBC reports.

Klobuchar is being considered by Biden and his team for a number of positions, including attorney general and secretary of Agriculture.

[spooky3]

1. Please do this, Joe, AND maybe Al Franken will appointed to fill the Senate vacancy! nt

[Funtatlaguy]

3. Oh, hell yes.

[Under The Radar]

5. Excellent idea.

[SMC22307]

12. If it can work that way, HELL YES!

Great idea!

[Brother Buzz]

26. I like you thinking, there!

[judeling]

36. It will be Peggy Flanagan

She is the Lt Governor. But you all will be happy.

[questionseverything]

2. I really think we need her in the senate

[NCjack]

16. She is smart and tough. We need her more in the Senate fighting Repukes than in

the Biden Admin.

[Demsrule86]

4. No no...no Senators. Minnesota could elect a Republican NO.

[malaise]

8. THIS

No Senators

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

9. The Democratic governor will appoint a Democrat to replace her.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

19. Appointed senators don't do well in follow up elections. According to .538

We don’t need another Norm Coleman.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/appointed-senators-rarely-win-re/

Appointed Senators Rarely Win Re-Election
By Nate Silver

In November, two Republicans, Roger Wicker of Mississippi and John Barrasso of Wyoming, appeared on the ballot for the first time as candidates for U.S. Senate, after having been appointed to the chamber midway through the 110th Congress as replacements for Trent Lott and Craig Thomas, respectively. Both won their special elections easily, with Wicker defeating an underwhelming opponent in Ronnie Musgrove, and Barrasso hardly facing any serious challenge at all.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

20. Tina Smith did just fine.

[StevieM]

23. That's one.

We don't know how a different election would go. It is better not to take the chance.

[spooky3]

21. Tina Smith (D-MN) just won her re-election after having been appointed. nt

[StevieM]

24. That's one. As I wrote above, we don't know how a different election would go.

It is better not to take the chance.

[BainsBane]

22. Tina Smith just won

here in MN.

[StevieM]

25. To repeat what I wrote to the two posters just above you: that's one.

We don't know how a different election will go. It is better not to take the chance.

[SlogginThroughIt]

29. So we should short our bench and their careers?

If they would help our country, they are qualified and they are requested the why stop them? Because republicans?

[StevieM]

31. We have a terrific bench.

There are many other wonderful candidates, like Sally Yates.

Amy's career is not being cut short. If she doesn't join the cabinet she will continue to flourish in the Senate for many years to come.

[SlogginThroughIt]

35. She has aspirations for the presidency.

Serving in a high level cabinet role gets her that much closer.

[Happy Hoosier]

32. Al Franken!!

Bring back Al.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

34. That might be worth the risk.

[Demsrule86]

39. No, it is not worth the risk. It was his choice to resign rather than fight.

[marlakay]

46. I love him but have you heard him talk

This past year? He has lost the confidence and power he use to have. He could barely answer questions last few times I saw him. Broke my heart after what was done to him.

They broke him and he is not the same fighter he use to be and I think him running would just hurt him more.

[MineralMan]

49. Tina Smith.

That would have been easy to look up. She just won in Minnesota. Every state is different, you see...

[Hassin Bin Sober]

52. 40 percent versus 88 percent.

At no time did I say a win was impossible. So what was your point again?

And the state that replaced Paul Wellstone with Norm Coleman? And elected Jesse Fucking Ventura? Yeah, ok.

[SMC22307]

13. 2020 Minnesota Statutes / 204D.28 UNITED STATES SENATE VACANCY; MANNER OF FILLING

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/204D.28

When is she up for re-election - 2024?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

17. Yes, she's up again in 2024.

[judeling]

37. Not a problem in Minnesota

The GOP bench is just to short and Peggy Flanagan is a star on the rise.

If Tina Smith had no problem running at peak Trump turn out Peggy would win with Klobuchar type numbers.

[Demsrule86]

40. No, we can't be sure...it is a mid term year that she will run ...bad time for the party in power...

NO Senators go anywhere.

[judeling]

42. Actually She would run in 2021 if I read the law correctly

That is the municipal election cycle and Peak Democratic turnout advantage.

[Blue Owl]

6. Only if Al gets to replace her current seat

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

18. Would he want it after so many of his colleagues stabbed him in the back?

[Happy Hoosier]

33. He said he really misses it. NT

[samnsara]

7. oh i hope so!!

[dixiechiken1]

10. I like Amy but I thought the Biden team had an informal "ban" on considering any current Senators...

For cabinet positions? Also, I saw one of her recent interviews after the election when it was clear Joe had won and she said she wasn't interested in a cabinet position. She said she loved her current position and thought she was most effective as Senator.

I realize that this doesn't really mean anything. It could all change if a coveted position is offered to her.

[BusyBeingBest]

11. Amy would be a great pick for almost anything.

[GoCubsGo]

14. As long as Al Franken gets appointed to this seat, I'm okay with it.

[DURHAM D]

15. No. No. No. and

I don't believe this gossip.

[spooky3]

30. CNBC also is reporting this.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/10/biden-cabinet-amy-klobuchar-considered-for-attorney-general-usda-chief.html

[BainsBane]

27. I could see her as Attorney General

I like Amy. And I wouldn't worry about her Senate seat.

[Demsrule86]

41. The Senate is way more important than any cabinet positon...it will make or break Biden's

presidency.

[Kahuna]

28. She's very competent. I have no doubt that Biden would tap her. Plus...

She did the right thing when she knew she had no chance for the nomination, by quitting and immediately endorsing Biden.

[Celerity]

38. She would not get AG, remember why she ruled herself out for VP (bad racial justice record as

Hennepin County Attorney). The CBC would go bonkers (Clyburn himself said she should not be VP)

Amid Floyd fallout, Clyburn says it's not the right time for Klobuchar to be named VP

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/blog/meet-press-blog-latest-news-analysis-data-driving-political-discussion-n988541/ncrd1218681#blogHeader



As a prosecutor in heavily white Minnesota, Amy Klobuchar declined to go after police involved in fatal encounters with black men

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/amy-klobuchar-was-a-tough-on-crime-prosecutor-will-a-diverse-democratic-base-accept-her-record/2019/03/21/739e6984-4057-11e9-9361-301ffb5bd5e6_story.html

[judeling]

44. That was election year BS

By the time it comes she will have plenty of support from the African American community, both in Minnesota and nationally.
What is more as this is an issue and she still has aspirations it will be one of the issues she will work on hard as AG.
She didn't pull out of the consideration because of her record, but because the distortion of her record and the repair of it at that time would have been to much of a distraction. She was well on her way to do just that before George Floyd.
If she is the choice by the time of any confirmation she will be validated by the African American leadership and I expect that will include BLM.

[Celerity]

47. I doubt it, but you are more than welcome to your opinion

[oasis]

43. Guaranteed senate seat for years to come. Stay put Amy. nt

[DeminPennswoods]

45. Wouldn't surprise me if she is or her supporters

are the ones "floating" her name for a cabinet spot.

[riverwalker]

48. The Governor is already on it

Link to tweet

?s=21

[octoberlib]

50. Senators need to stay in the Senate. Amy Klobuchar is probably floating this herself

because that's usually the way it works. There are plenty of other people such as Doug Jones who's had extensive civil rights experience.

[themaguffin]

51. This shouldn't be a surprise. She was a strong surrogate for Biden

[Yeehah]

53. If she gets Agriculture, she'll have an epic mess to clean up

behind imbecile gangster Sonny Perdue.