Amanpour asked Heitkamp direct questions about the emergent success of Bernie (with Warren as an add-on on the progressive side of the Dems) -- how he has pulled ahead in the polls recently -- and she not only fudged every valid question but deliberately switched it round against the anti-progressive thrust in favor of Blumberg. I can draw my own conclusions from this. Don't know Heitkamp's politics, but she's certainly as evasive of questions as Republicans are, and seemingly just about as supportive of Blumberg as Republicans are too. When people show you who they are -- in Blumberg's case a buyer of elections -- believe them. Incidentally, I believe Bernie would demolish Trump in any open debate, and Trump would be left with his base offering him a sympathy vote for being "picked on" yet again. We have got to get off this transparently billionaire-oriented Blumberg bandwagon. (How many heart attacks has he had, btw?)

Just seems strange for a Democrat to be not only evading questions about fellow Dems, but actively putting them down to a foreign audience, all while openly siding with the billionaire class and against progressive environmental policies. A "rising star" who avoided the hard yards of campaigning and actually letting his policies be known, but has spent how many millions on himself already? In the writing game we call that a vanity promotion. I'll withhold final judgment to see how much of his billion he saves to spend on the winning candidate, if anything.

It's Yellow Dog Dem..not Blue..just sayin

@Charlene Well I’ve always known the yellow dogs to be totally democratic and will vote for a Democrat no matter what, but a blue dog is a conservative Democrat and that’s what Heitkamp is.

@Redheadedgammy my understanding was vis-a-versa.. colloquial usage maybe?

@Charlene maybe it’s just a Texas thing. Since I’ve lived here (since 1982) that is how yellow dog Democrats and blue dog Democrats have been described. Probably not the same in other areas of the Country.