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Although Gillibrand has spent the previous two years courting the left wing of the Democratic Party, co-sponsoring Sen. Bernie Sanders’ “Medicare for All” bill and unveiling her own postal banking legislation, she emphasized to Colbert that she has experience finding common ground with Republicans on the September 11 health benefits bill and the repeal of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” rule.

“I have a bipartisan bill with nearly every Republican member of the Senate,” she said, before noting that she had crafted legislation combating sexual harassment in Congress with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas).

Colbert also gave Gillibrand an opportunity to show her sense of humor ― and preview a potential network of political allies that she might be able to tap over the course of her run.

Focusing on Gillibrand’s apparent penchant for profanity, Colbert asked her whether she would refrain from swearing on the campaign trail.

“I’m gonna definitely try,” she replied.

He followed up: Which curse word would she miss most?

“It rhymes with duck,” she said, prompting laughter from the audience.

At the interview’s close, Colbert provided a bunch of gag gifts to help her in the early primary and caucus states: a corn cob for Iowa, a piece of granite for New Hampshire, barbecue sauce for South Carolina, and ― in a dig at Hillary Clinton, who was famously absent in key Midwestern states ― a plane ticket to take her to Michigan.

Gillibrand took the latter item as a cue to highlight her support for Michigan’s new Democratic governor, Gretchen Whitmer, whom Gillibrand backed in both the primary and general elections last year.

“She crushed it in the last election,” Gillibrand said. “I helped her campaign and I helped her in the primary.”

On Tuesday, the senator also released a roughly 2-minute campaign announcement video, “Searching,” that highlights many of her legislative accomplishments: