I just keep settling on Amy Klobuchar as my backup candidate.

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17. Amy started in my top 3

But I have come to make her my first and first by quite a bit.
2 main reasons.

First she will get more done more quickly then any other candidate. We have a huge array of problems that need to be addressed. We need to start addressing them. I'd much prefer to go big but we have to get started. She has always measured herself on what she got done, and will only hype what she is working on when she is working on it. She is much more cynical then people understand and approaches bipartisanship from the perspective of their self interest. Looking at her program ii seems almost designed to force the Republicans to do what they have been saying the will do but have been using games to avoid. When she says she knows where the votes are, she does. It will be hard for the Republicans to go into deep opposition when she will bring out another action to keep them backing up. That is because her plans are more an assemblage of actions that are presented as plans.

Second there is not a down ballot candidate that will run away from her. Some in deep blue districts may run to push her but candidates in purple and red districts will find plenty to hang on to and support.