Senator Amy Klobuchar, 2020 Democratic candidate for president, talks with Rachel Maddow about the possibility of a brokered Democratic convention if there is no clear primary winner, and emphasizes the importance of enthusiastic support once the Democratic candidate is named. Aired on 02/12/20.
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Klobuchar Open To Brokered Convention Possibility; Emphasizes Unity | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC
You gonna have Bernie aka the Democratic front runner who won the first 2 caucuses on your show too, Rach?
@L DL . Stop pretending Bernie is getting fair coverage… This is your party, not millionaires on a right wing outlet that couldn’t find Kavanagh on video supporting lie detectors in high profile appointments, while refusing to take one. He said it on tv…..
Oh I got trumps tax returns! I didn’t even look yet! And I’m not gonna mention it was the year he married a foreigner….
@Terry Tater not saying there are those in the D party hierarchy that don’t like Bernie,but he does get plenty of TV time…. See him every day….
Mayor Pete, Amy K, E Warren ….0 black support.
Trump Smash 2020!!!!
Yup, Smash Trump in 2020!
That’s why this conversation is a joke. The want people to give up on voting. It’s all they have left.. They can’t steal it with only old white voters..
3rd place is the new 1st.
She defied the poll projections. A dark horse has a good chance at the nomination.
@Deborah Freedman . She sent an innocent man to prison for life…
Deborah Freedman
She’s a loser. She lost twice so far. Why are they bothering propping up a loser?!
yeah, how about that.
Also is the phrase ‘SURGING TO THIRD PLACE’. Don’t remember that one in the history of humankind.
AMY WHO
For the life of me, I can’t spell or pronounce her last name. I refer to her as Amy what’shername.
If they shaft Bernie again they will re-elect Trump. They just dont get it.
@Phatt Al it will happen anyway
@Zinxeb Zinxeb Thank you. The Demo establishment would rather see President Trump than President Sanders because they will still be able to hang onto their bases of power.
THEY BETTER NOT SHAFT BERNIE BUT EVEN IF THEY DO, NOT VOTING AGAINST THE GOP IS A DEATH BLOW TO DEMOCRACY. WE CANT WAIT FOUR MORE YEARS. IF HE WINS AGAIN, HE WILL TRY TO BECOME AN AUTOCRAT BY CHEATING HS WAY THROUGH OUR ELECTIONS AND EVISCERATING OUR DEMOCRACY. PUTIN LAUGHING.
@Doc Malthus Yeah…and their greedy rich campaign donors.
Of COURSE she’s open to a brokered convention. Anyone not in the lead is open to a brokered convention. DUH!
@Zeno of Citium Do you really think anyone is going to argue with you when you put time limits in civil discourse ? You REALLY got to love proving yourself right
@Zeno of Citium . Can’t steal the nomination with old white votes anyway.
@Armand Bireaud . Know that they can’t steal the nomination with only old white votes. Get out there, they want you stay home.
@Zeno of Citium . And don’t pretend madcow isn’t trying to upset people!
https://youtu.be/KF7px7giZgw
#Bernie2020
Get our there and vote. There’s no way they’re stealing the nomination with old white votes. Discouragement is best they have..
@Terry Tater You know there are more white people voting than potatoes, don’t you? Yes vote, but stop with the BS. It is the GOP, not the DNC that is suppressing the minority vote.
@Deborah Freedman . By devaluing black vote with gerrymandered districts. White America doesn’t control our party
@Deborah Freedman Half true. Republicans are suppressing Democratic votes…..Democrats are suppressing Progressive votes.
BERNIE THE GUY THAT OWNS THREE HOUSES. THE GUY THATS A MARXIST…THAT BERNIE
A brokered convention that robs the front runner will be the end of the Democratic Party.
A brokered convention that will ensure the majority of Democrats (regardless of color) can vote for the nominee in the general.
@Deborah Freedman . You will destroy the party if you use the white suburban vote to silence the cities.
They will just split the vote until the convention and then bring in super delegates for a second round.
Whoever wins needs to win big or a candidate favorable to the corporate establishment will simply be selected, and the will of the people be damned.
THE GOP HAS A GOAL TO END THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. VOTING AGAINST THE GOP PREVENTS THEM FROM OBTAINING THAT GOAL. DEMOCRATS WILL STICK TOGETHER AND WIN.
That is true and that probably will be the result. Right now Bernie is still under 30%, he most likely will not be the nominee if he does not reach Trump numbers (40+%) nationally among Democrats. Warren’s chance was these first 2 states and she failed, she should drop out if she has single digit results in the next 2 races. The next 2 races are Biden’s test and a Sanders type 27% victory in those states should make him consider cutting back on his campaign and dropping out after super Tuesday if someone like Bloomberg does better than him there. I would put my money on one of the younger candidates if Sanders cannot top 40%, if people like Biden and Warren (and by default all those below them) drop out.
Polling 0 in POC, but she thinks she’s the best to pull the party together? This makes no sense…
He is a very dangerous man, our Democracy, rule of LAW, Preserving🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
All this country stands for folks, this is not a Mickey Mouse cartoon
This is going on in our W. H. now.
WE Need laws to be able to remove it at once this,
BOIL
OF PUS AND INFECTION. IT NEEDS A POLTICE OF BOILING WATER, MY GRANDMOTHER’S ANSWER TO INFECTION.
GOD BLESS AMERICA,,
LAND THAT WE LOVE ♥️❤️
It doesn’t look like Doug Jones will keep his seat.
However… it also doesn’t look like Collins will keep hers
Good call. I’m not sure why she mentioned him. I really like the guy, after that impeachment vote, but he’s a goner, a sitting duck in the DEEP red state of AL. He must be counted as a loss. Thats just reality.
*Vote out these vulnerable GOP Senators!* Collins (ME), Gardner (CO), McSally (AZ), Tillis (NC), Ernst (IA)
If the Democrats gain these seats, and lose only Doug Jones (AL), the Dems will have the majority in the Senate.
Peter Mogensen … We need to get rid of Collins, McConnell, Barr, Trump, Graham
MSNBC’s not even pretending we have a democracy anymore
@Chris Johnson You understand the point he’s making.
@Chris Johnson Do you honestly not understand what he was trying to say?
Yeah, the US is a republic. Britain is a constitutional monarchy. India, too, is a Republic. And as far as I know, no country claims to be a democracy in the formal sense.
They all claim to be Republics of different kinds.
Therefore, there is no democracy anywhere in the world. Right? Because by your logic that would be the case.
Don’t be pedantic when you know what he is saying if you want to have an honest discussion.
On the other hand, if you just want to be technical, well we can go down that road too, but then that will lead to things like proving there actually not being any democracies anywhere in the world.
Your choice.
They’re trying to discourage you. They know they can’t steal it..
@Chris Johnson . Conservatives are theocrats, who cares
No, they know that we have several choices, and are letting use see who they are. Unlike Sanders and Trump supporters, they aren’t acting like there is only one choice, the worst one.
The DNC establishment and media are out to get Bernie. It’s obvious
Most of us don’t give a sh*t for bernie, cult member?
Amy is talking about winning but has yet to do it. Wtf is going on??
SHe’s looking around where she can throw you the stapler….>CAREFUL!!!!!!
Just stop wasting time and endorse Bernie.
Please just stop wasting time and endorse Bernie.
They will screw Bernie out again just like in 2016 and you know what happened then!
Amy Klobuchar is facing backlash over the resurfacing of video capturing comments she made more than a decade ago on the need for heightened border security–including the construction of a “fence” between the U.S. and Mexico.
https://www.newsweek.com/amy-klobuchar-border-wall-fence-trump-immigration-policies-1487117
Just give up and vote Trump !!
I AM FOR BIDEN AT FIRST BUT NOW BERNIE GO GO GO. IT SHOULD NOT MATTER ALL THAT MUCH. WHAT SHOULD MATTER IS ALLOWING AN AUTOCRACY LED BY THE GOP. IF THAT HAPPENED, WE WILL NEVER GET RID OF AN AUTHORITARIAN PRESIDENT AND HE WILL RUIN OUR COUNTRY. ONE MORE TERM OF THAT BOZO AND HE WILL CHANGE OUR COUNTRY FOREVER SO WE CAN NEVER GET IT BACK.
If Bernie goes into the conversation with more delegates and they give it to someone else it will open Pandora’s box.
Deborah Freedman woah woah playboy let’s not go that far about voting for DJT over Bernie
@Angus Well DUH, no kidding. My only point is that he’s not the clear favourite.
He’s the one that’s being pushed in the original comment.
@Cynthia Diaz Oh good! another different civil war (besides trump’s) if he loses.
@Deborah Freedman
Pete cannot win the Bible belt!
LET’S SEE HOW SHE DOES IN STATES THAT AREN’T 90+% ALL WHITE!!✊😎✌😂😂😂
States where Sanders has historically done poorly.
Deborah Freedman actually Bernie is doing very well with minorities while Amy has like none
Well, there was nothing of substance there.
Two states have voted and the pundits are already in a panic.
Yup.
Whoever has the most should win, anything else is corruption.
CORRUPTION IS WHEN YOU CHEAT AND DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE RULES. THE GOP HAS RIPPED UP ALL OF THE RULES. GO VOTE 2020 AGAINST THE GOP NO MATTER WHO IT IS.
Amy: I’m willing to support whomever it is….I just think it should be me!
@Terry Tater Pete is in the lead.
@Deborah Freedman . Due to gerrymandering… black votes count
giffjp … Well that sounds like a fair and rational statement.
What is the problem with it
@Denyze . She’s thinks it’s her cause she’s on tv lol.. Petes enough of a narcissist to believe it, Amy isn’t convincing me She believes it. She he’s never trumpers. Bernie gets low propensity voters. Only Bernie will get both..
@Denyze just thought the way she said it was comical.