Over the last couple of months, I have touted Senator Amy Klobuchar as a center-left, highly accomplished person and, among the sorry crop of declared candidates, Democrats’ single best shot to win back the White House.
Now I’m not so sure. And here, from Sara Burnett and Michelle L. Price’s article for the Associated Press, is the latest reason why:
Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar says she no longer believes English should be the national language of the U.S., disavowing a vote she took more than a decade ago as she tries to build support in a state where Hispanics make up a critical constituency.
Campaigning in Las Vegas, the three-term Minnesota senator said Friday that she has changed her stance since voting for an English-language amendment in 2007 and has “taken a strong position against” it. She also blasted President Donald Trump for using immigrants as “wedges” and said as president she would work with Republicans to achieve comprehensive immigration reform.
Ugh. First we had her “NIMBY” situation regarding refugees. And now this?
If Ms. Burnett and Ms. Price’s article is accurate, Ms. Klobuchar is working right out of the “what can I say to get more votes? OK, I’ll say it” playbook.
Though I don’t agree with most of what Bernie Sanders is campaigning on, at least I know he means it when he says it.
But if this is what Amy Klobuchar is up to (down to, more exactly), can I say the same for her? Nope.
If all Ms. Klobuchar turns out to be is another BS politician, then you can assume I am amending my opinion of her, and her electability, accordingly downward.
