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Amy Klobuchar Is the Blandest and I Love Her

The strange appeal of the eat-your-oatmeal campaign from 2020’s most invisible, competent candidate

Meghan Daum
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7 min readDec 11, 2019

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Sketchy illustration of Amy Klobuchar smiling in an airplane, a fancy dinner on a table in front of her.
Illustration: Agnes Ricart

II have a confession to make, though I have no idea why it should be a confession: I love Amy Klobuchar. Her blandness excites me. With so many Democratic presidential candidates banking…

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Meghan Daum
GEN
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