future to americans, particularly in the midwest, and when we do that we will have the best single contrast with donald trump we could possibly have. so this is a two fer on this issue. i don t think it would be a bad thing to have our nominee being a governor of the state with the best economy, with the highest minimum wage, the best family leave, the biggest pay increase for teachers, the best gender pay equity. that success is something we can sell as well. what do you hear when you hear the phrase democratic socialism? not a lot because i kind of skip over it. look, i m a progressive democrat. i think the s word we should focus on is success. we need to offer americans a vision of success and economic growth and health for their children. i think if we focus more on the specific issues and our vision of how to get people so that their kids aren t swamped by floods and fires due to climate
making a big deal out of this and out of you know, whether she used a comb to eat a salad. would they do it if it was a man that did the same thing? i think part of the reason people are focusing on this so much is because so much is made out of the temperament of donald trump both publicly and with his own staff. democrats are focused right now on making sure they nominate a candidate who actually can defeat trump. so people are very serious about vetting the pasts of each candidate. if it looks like there s an issue that feels similar to him, they don t want to move forward. it has been hard for her to get out of the gate even though she got great coverage from the fact she the is well liked in minnesota and midwesterner and went out in the it felt very midwestern and real. michael, let s talk about how the 2020 candidates are making out. so now we have i believe by my count some 12 with busy there. pretty impressive start for
arrived without ranch dressing. hannah tried to wiggle her way to the kitchen through the gillibrand crowd. not recognizing the senator. i was thinking, oh, they re thinking you re trying to cut in front to get closer to the senator. that s why i threw my hands up, like i m trying to get ranch. i don t want anyone to be mad. elle magazine gushed, clear a space on mt. rushmore and change the name to mt. ranchmore. what was the ranch for? pizza. she s a dipper. she dips her pizza in it. ranch girl says she leans left and plans to vote democratic. senator gillibrand tweeted, never get between a midwesterner and their ranch. telling hannah, pizza s on me during the next trip to iowa city. the restaurant s giving her a year s supply of ranch. do you ever drink it straight from the bottle? i have definitely probably done that on a dare in the past. on her wish list, an endorsement deal from wishbone. jeanne moos, cnn.
his ethics agreement by reportedly he sold stock in a bank when in fact he had not done so. he had thought the stocks were sold and once he realized his mistake he then did sell them. kristen gillibrand will be in texas, and her first visit to texas since jumping into the 2020 race. the senator now responding to the now internet famous ranch girl. a college senior named hannah kinney who brushed past her in iowa looking for dressing. i don t think the debate and the grassroots care about. [ laughter ] senator gillibrand says she s learned her lesson. two important things and the caucus gohhers and never get between a midwesterner and their ranch and the next trip to iowa
alternative to some of the more liberal contenders and a midwesterner that can win back wisconsin, michigan and ohio. cacan klobuchar emerge? kyle, you re a fellow midwesterner. what is her selling point to democrats? she can be a goldilocks candidate. she is young, she s 58. she acts presidential. she s not instagraming den instl cleanings. she s liberal but she s not too liberal. she supports green jobs but she says i m a capitalist. she supports universal health care but is not in favor of the medicare for all bill offered by bernie sanders. she can pull a little from everywhere. she could run down the center lane of the democratic party. paul: do you buy the i m a pragmatic progressive pitch,