Michael Patrick Leahy and Steve Gill, hosts of The Tennessee Star Report, recently spoke with attorney and Iowa insider Jim Larew to get his take on the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates.
Larew said Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s (D-MN) catchphrase that she can “see Iowa from her front porch” seems to be playing well among Democrats in the state.
“That’s a good line. That’s a good line, Jim,” Leahy said.
“It is. And she does well with that group. She comes across as being, you know, the young woman next door. And it’s a friendlier chord that she has,” Larew said of Klobuchar.
The latest poll of likely Iowa caucus-goers, however, had Klobuchar sitting at just three percent, while former Vice President Joe Biden led the poll at 27 percent, followed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) at 25 percent. She led six other candidates who were all tied at just one percent.
Klobuchar campaigned across Iowa in mid-March, making stops in Dubuque, Waterloo, and Independence.
“I followed the Mississippi River down from our snowy announcement and ended up in Dubuque! Great conversations with Iowans who are looking forward to 2020,” Klobuchar said of her visit, attempting to use her status as one of the few candidates from the Midwest to appeal to Iowa voters.
The Tennessee Star Report airs on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 am to 8:00 am. The Tennessee Star is owned and operated by Star News Digital Media, Inc., which also owns The Minnesota Sun, The Ohio Star, and Battleground State News. Leahy and Gill serve as editor-in-chief and political editor, respectively, for all outlets.
The full segment with Larew can be listened to here.
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Anthony Gockowski is managing editor of Battleground State News, The Ohio Star, and The Minnesota Sun. Follow Anthony on Twitter. Email tips to [email protected].
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