No Klo

After it became pretty obvious that Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) would not be selected as Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden's running mate, she removed herself from consideration before it became official.

“America must seize on this moment, and I truly believe, as I told the vice president last night, that I think this is a moment to put a woman of color on the ticket,” Klobuchar said in an interview on MSNBC.

Oof. So how awkward will that be if Biden selects Fauxcahontas Elizabeth Warren as his Veep candidate? Or are some Dems still maintaining the delusion that Warren's a minority?

I digress.

In a follow-up interview with the Star Tribune, Klobuchar clarified that she reached out to Biden to ask him to pull her name from his VP list, not the other way around. She said she was still being vetted for the vice presidential slot, though many Democrats believe Klobuchar’s chances suffered after the unrest that sprang up in the wake of George Floyd’s killing by Minneapolis police officers on May 25.

Let's be honest here. This was little more than a face-saving exercise for Klobee, much like her dropping out of the presidential race the day before Minnesota's Dem presidential primary. After Black Lives Matter took over her St. Louis Park rally on a Sunday evening last March before she even took the stage, Klobuchar had to face facts in that her star power had passed its shelf life. Not wanting to endure further humiliation of possibly losing to an avowed socialist in her home state's primary, she bowed out of the race the next day.

In the end, Klobee will have her U.S. Senate seat for as long as she wants it. However, any aspirations beyond that will be met with severe resistance from groups like BLM, who are still demanding answers regarding the conviction of Myon Burrell. Personally I doubt any substantive retort on that issue will occur since Minnesota's senior U.S. Senator has never been one to engage in any difficult conversations.

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