On Wednesday, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from Minnesota, held a campaign rally at Stack’d Burgers in Oakland.

Klobuchar appeared in the middle of the restaurant at 7 p.m. and spoke to an overflow crowd that filled the sidewalks as commuters bustled in the background. In a localized introduction, she spoke of her family’s roots in journalism and recalled a relative covering the Vikings versus Steelers Super Bowl.

The presidential hopeful is polling at zero percent in California in the latest Emerson College figures released last week. However, she has made her way onto the top 10 debate stage in a crowded field that includes frontrunners Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders—“louder voices,” as Klobuchar calls them.

“But I’m betting that’s not what America wants right now,” Klobuchar said in Pittsburgh as she tried to distinguish herself from other candidates who are prioritizing Iowa and New Hampshire.

Pittsburgh is the only regional stop on Klobuchar’s “Blue Wall Tour,” which targets rust belt states that President Trump won in 2016.

“I saved the best for last; the state that we didn’t win, but that state that we will win, is Pennsylvania,” Klobuchar said. “Western Pennsylvania is going to be so key to our success.”

The clear, 70-degree evening saw thousands of young people mingling around campus, and Klobuchar saw a glimpse of progressive enthusiasm, a factor which has increased ballot turnout.

“It’s so wonderful to be here on Oakland Avenue,” Klobuchar said. “And to be in the midst of all these great students at the University of Pittsburgh.”

Not all students were there as supporters, however. Klobuchar jokingly pointed across the street to a woman listening in a Bernie Sanders t-shirt, and multiple students showed up in Andrew Yang’s signature “MATH” hat.

“Yang is not a politician, which is always a good thing,” junior Political Science & Economics major at Pitt Noah Shourd said. He admitted that he only walked over to the event because he lives down the block.

But Klobuchar worked to speak to a younger generation which has been more inclined to vote for Yang, Warren, or other progressive candidates who promise financial reform, such as Universal Basic Income or student loan debt forgiveness.

“My husband had $30,000 of student loans, and I still married him,” Klobuchar said. “But we need to make college more affordable. One and two-year degrees, I’d make them free.”

She stopped short of endorsing free tuition across all public colleges, a cornerstone of the Sanders campaign.

Shyanne Rippole, a junior Secondary Education English & Special Ed major, traveled from Point Park in Pioneers attire to attend the rally. Although she was one of the only Point Park students in attendance, she advised classmates to “stay in contact with other schools and pay attention to the local news, because we’re all in a general vicinity. That’s important.”

Sanders visited Pitt’s campus back in April and saw a record turnout. Beto O’Rourke will appear on Wednesday, Sept. 25, at Schenley Park for a rally at 11:30 a.m. Point Park students have also formed a chapter of support for the Warren campaign on campus.

The Pennsylvania Democratic Primary will be held on Tuesday, April 28, 2020.