7 Things To Know About CNN City Hall Of 2020 Candidate, Amy Klobuchar

CNN's Don Lemon held a public meeting on Monday night with 2020 candidate Senator Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. While I initially thought it lacked the necessary charisma in the current social media environment 24/7 to even be considered a convincing Democratic candidate, I was surprised at the quality of its performance at the town hall. I still do not want to give it the term "charismatic" as a descriptive term, but it presents itself as a "pragmatic progressist" and, in fact, that's how it came about. In a refreshing twist, she provided much more accurate answers than most Democratic politicians, while avoiding the optimism of "hope and change" that most Democrats tend to adopt. From what I've seen on social media, the mayor has been a hit with moderate Democrats, his target audience.

Here are the main takeaways from the town hall of Klobuchar.

She fought back at Trump, but was not too caustic.

Where Hillary Clinton and Senator Kamala Harris, D-Calif., Tended to be caustic and biting when they spoke of President Trump, Klobuchar retreated on his style and government choices without resembling the wicked witch of the day. ;Where is. After a question about Trump, Klobuchar said, "I think the first thing to do is to stop governing by tweet … You must have someone you trust, who respects the institution. "This sparked applause and even as a conservative, I must say that I accepted." When asked if Trump was securing a border wall via the national emergency, she responded briefly and straightforwardly: "I think it is unconstitutional." For many people, the brevity of a politician is refreshing.While most expect it to be a democrat disagreeing with a Republican President, she did so in a way that raised the debate.

She approached the addiction in a very humane way.

During Justice Brett Kavanaugh's hearing, drinking was a major topic of contention between Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Klobuchar pointed out that his father was an alcoholic and that the question was therefore important to her. When asked about this during the plenary session, she answered sincerely and personally.

Klobuchar explained that even despite his alcoholism, his relationship with his father remains strong to this day. This helped her to understand how she was a prosecutor, always pushing for reform and treatment to help people change and break free from addiction. She said: "In [my father’s] In his own words, he was "pursued by grace". The slightly religious tone of grace and redemption with regard to recurring problems, such as drug addiction, is a subject that many people on the left and right can understand, and who could truly love it to voters.

Despite some pleasant surprises, there was of course a bit of progressive politics at play, which might appeal to centrist voters, as it always broke with the Liberals in a few key areas.

She does not think college should be free – at least not completely

When she was asked about colleges, Ms. Klobuchar said that she did not think that all public colleges should be paid by the government, but only community colleges of two-year duration . Public colleges and universities that last four years should not be "free". This is an important point for those in the middle who advocate personal responsibility while feeling guilty about the fact that young people are graduating from college with a lot of debt.

Klobuchar still supports universal health care

When a woman asked why we could not have what is called the "Medicare for all", Klobuchar responded that she felt that America should adopt a health system universal, but that it would not necessarily look like Medicare for everyone. I think she was trying to avoid adopting what the Conservatives consider a radical socialist idea, while fundamentally supporting it.

Klobuchar still interested in climate change

While Klobuchar said that the Green New Deal was "important to have, but that there were to be compromises," she also backed the Paris climate agreement 100%.

She dodged the question about her staff

BuzzFeed News recently reported on several Klobuchar staff members, saying that she was in a moderate mood and that she often shouted at them or even tossed objects to them.

When asked about her notorious temperament, she basically replied that she applied high standards for herself, and therefore for her staff, and for America – and totally avoided the question. Whether this comes from biting or not depends on the veracity of the allegations alleged and, if applicable, the actions taken by its staff or former employees, if any.

She continues to advocate for "common sense legislation"

Not surprisingly, Klobuchar called for more gun control. She said she would ban assault rifles and often tend to think that the ban would hurt Minnesota family members who like to hunt. Its ability to set practical limits may appeal to voters who also think that makes sense.

Nicole Russell (@russell_nm) is a contributor to Washington Examiner's Beltway Confidential blog. She is a journalist and previously worked in Republican politics in Minnesota.