

Senator Amy Klobuchar is on the rise, at least in New Hampshire. On the eve of the state’s primary, her poll numbers have surged, besting both Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden in two new surveys. The Emerson College and Suffolk University polls have Klobuchar at 14 percent respectively, putting her at third place behind Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders in each.
Klobuchar was already making modest gains in the state even before her widely praised debate performance on Friday night, which left pundits like MSNBC’s Chris Matthews salivating. The Klobuchar campaign reports it’s raised $3 million since Friday night’s debate, and are expecting that bump to be reflected in the New Hampshire election, as well.
Klobuchar didn’t stray from doing what she does during her other debate performances, however: She presents herself as the only sensible adult in the room, utters pithy one-liners, and—perhaps her most fulfilling routine—makes Pete Buttigieg out to be an inexperienced outsider. Her disdain for Buttigieg has always been on full display, but it took on a new significance with Buttigieg dominating media narratives as the shiny new frontrunner. Klobuchar was more than happy to take him down a notch on Friday, calling out Buttigieg for telling Iowa voters that he found the impeachment proceedings “exhausting.”