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Rhetoric action project


Rhetoric action project
In this project we explore rhetoric and how politicians can appeal to certain people. I was assigned Amy Klobuchar. She is a moderate democrat and we don't have all the same political views. I had to explore what she stood for and what question would be difficult for her to answer. I got to think about how politicians carefully pick their words to stand out to a chosen audience. IT was super interesting getting to try and change a message and a goal with what I wrote.
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Reporter:
Hi Amy Klobuchar. As many have noticed, you represent a similar group as Joe Biden. If you were president
how would you set yourself apart from him. Why should people vote for you instead of him?
Amy Klobuchar:
We may have some things in common but we both come from very different backgrounds.I am a woman in
politics and I can bring in a different perspective than the past presidents who were all male. I understand the
struggles women face in the workforce, the home, and even the hospital. I know because I experienced first
hand how hospitals can disrespect women. I was kicked out of the hospital at just 24 hours while my daughter
had a potentially life threatening condition. I worked my butt of so women could stay 48 hours in the hospital
without the pain I went through.
 I also worked as a corporate lawyer and Joe Biden got a start as a clerk before going into politics. I understand
how the laws work. I know what corporations want and I know how to negotiate. 
In this day and age we as a nation put so much emphasis on party lines but that isn't how we can get anything
done. Negotiation is a key part of a successful government. 58% of Minnesotans approved of me. That isn’t just
one party. That's not how democracy works. Democracy works with negotiation and we can not pretend that as a
nation we can strive without respect.
In 2012 I won the senate seat with 65.2% of the vote in Minnesota. I know how to make sure everyone is listened to.
I want to find a middle ground because with this pointless bickering we will get nowhere in this current system.
I'm realistic. I know we can’t all agree on everything at all and that's what Joe wants. He wants an ideal world and I
know that isn’t possible. I want a functional system that is realistic. We forget how this world works. We can’t all get
exactly what we want. Free tuition for all college sounds amazing but its unrealistic. Honestly that is the dream but
we can not afford it. We can’t afford a lot and when it comes to those things we have to be realistic and trim it down
and have a reasonable goal.
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Citations 
On hospital stay
DePaulo, Lisa. “The Audacity of Minnesota: Meet Senator Amy Klobuchar.” ELLE, 1 Oct. 2018,
www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/a11015/the-audacity-of-minnesota-senator-amy-klobuchar-439048/
Approval rating
“ Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #15748.” SurveyUSA News Poll #15748,
KAAL-TV Rochester-Mason City-Austin KSTP-TV Minneapolis WDIO-TV Duluth,
www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=e6a365a1-f86e-489d-804d-0828ab4d4eb3

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