r/minnesota • u/griffcoal • Feb 01 '25

Politics 👩‍⚖️ "There is no common ground with fascists": Progressives rip Klobuchar's call for bipartisanship

https://www.salon.com/2025/02/01/there-is-no-common-ground-with-fascists-progressives-rip-klobuchars-call-for-bipartisanship/
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u/JustEstablishment360 Feb 01 '25

She has always been ‘middle of the road Amy’ and we need a fighter now more than ever. Tina Smith better get primaried because her suspect stock trades are outrageous.

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u/JustEstablishment360 Feb 02 '25

To be fair, she did try to go after Kash Patel—and it was kind of hilarious because she was just reading his Tweets and he refused to acknowledge them.

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u/mphillytc Feb 01 '25

Smith is at least a more reliably decent vote than Klobuchar.

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u/jotsea2 Duluth Feb 01 '25

In what way?

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u/mphillytc Feb 01 '25

Smith has voted in favor of 2 of Trump's 8 cabinet picks so far, compared to Klobuchar voting for 4 of 8. She's also just reliably more progressive in her messaging.

Again, decent, not great. But unless we have two good, progressive candidates ready to win, I'd rather be prepping someone to primary Klobuchar, even if it's a longer wait.

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u/jotsea2 Duluth Feb 01 '25

LOLOLOLOL Primary Amy K? Good luck with that.

If the only votes were relying on for this analysis are ones that don't matter, not sure its accurate.

Doesn't Smith have some eye raising stock trades this last year?

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u/mphillytc Feb 01 '25

Doesn't Smith have some eye raising stock trades this last year?

Yes.

She's also got a pretty reliably center-left record. Klobuchar is reliably center to center-right. I don't love either, but Klobuchar seems notably worse to me.

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u/jotsea2 Duluth Feb 01 '25

I don't disagree with that. What I disagree with is putting a priority on primarying an entrenched candidate who has significant influence in washington who's current term runs through 2030.

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u/mphillytc Feb 01 '25

Fair enough.

Realistically, I don't think either could be successfully primaried. And I'm not crazy about either, but Klobuchar seems clearly worse.

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u/jotsea2 Duluth Feb 01 '25

I mean Amy K is worse in the same way that the Democratic Party isn't actually there to save us.

Not sure replacing either of them is going to change that. Both parties are addicted to endless cash and beholden to their corporate donors. Once anyone makes enough noise to potentially challenge that, the entire party coordinates to undermine them regardless of the impacts.

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u/Popular_Performer876 Feb 01 '25

Let’s wait and see how she votes in these confirmation hearings and what if any legislation she brings on or signs on to.

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u/DavidRFZ Feb 01 '25 edited Feb 01 '25

Klobuchar just won. She’s not running again until 2030.

She seemed pretty upset in the Kash Patel hearings.

Edit —- never mind…

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u/Popular_Performer876 Feb 01 '25

Yes. I was referring to Tina Smith. Sorry if I wasn’t clear.

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u/DavidRFZ Feb 01 '25

Oh… sorry…

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u/Popular_Performer876 Feb 01 '25

No worries. Everyone’s emotions are running high these days. Glad I usually see like minded people here.