Klobuchar's uncompelling argument to stay in the race

[brooklynite]

Washington Post

Democrats and commentators who recognize that the Democrats risk seeing Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) win the nomination and then lose to President Trump have been imploring center-left Democrats — both quietly and otherwise — to “consolidate.” That is a nice way of saying, “It’s obvious you cannot win, so do not mess it up for someone who can beat Sanders.”

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), whose best showing to date was third in New Hampshire, finished in Nevada with just 4.2 percent of the vote, in sixth place and without winning any delegates. She is leading in no state except her own, has no perceptible support among nonwhite voters and has no realistic path to the nomination.

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Simply announcing a travel schedule and an ad buy, once more, does not tell us how she is going to climb into contention. Saying she is going to “continue to emphasize our efforts and investments in midwestern and southern states — Arkansas, Alabama, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Virginia. … [And be] competing heavily in places like Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, Tennessee and Oklahoma” leaves out the unpleasant reality: She is neither leading nor in contention in any of these states.

She can spend money and travel, but to what end? She is at 3 percent in the latest South Carolina poll (seventh place), 8 percent in Michigan (sixth place) and 7 percent in North Carolina (sixth place). You get the idea. With those numbers, she likely will not win any delegates. Her moderate voters, however, a natural fit for former vice president Joe Biden (and perhaps others), could be the difference between Sanders winning a state or one of the viable contenders winning. Remaining in the race will not inure to her benefit; it will benefit Sanders. How many times would she need to come in well in the back and without any delegates to stop asking supporters for money and continuing to tell voters she is a viable nominee?

[PupCamo]

1. she needs to drop out

and Mayor Pete should as well in order to provide a united front against Bernie

sorry but that's what I think

[bluewater]

2. The things said here about Amy apply to Buttigieg and Warren as well.

Warren and Pete are not much better off in projected delegates than Amy.

Warren: 253 delegates

Buttigieg: 225 delegates

Klobuchar 84 delegates

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-primary-forecast/?ex_cid=rrpromo

So, when are people going to say Pete should drop out and not just the two remaining women candidates?

[Sherman A1]

6. I always believed that

Pete should have dropped out. He is a lightweight in this arena. Started with an idea of running for President and no discernible plan of what it was he wanted to do should he get the job.

[Yavin4]

3. I'm starting to believe that some of these campaigns are being kept alive just to give

the consultants and staff jobs and income. Whatever little money that is coming in will just go to her consultants. She's just staying in long enough to pay them.

[Spider Jerusalem]

4. Or to build enough of a national profile to be in contention for VP or a cabinet post (n/t)

[Yavin4]

5. Not a chance that she'll be the VP.

Zero. Nada.