NASHUA, New Hampshire — Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar stuck mostly to business-related topics when she addressed the Rotary Club here in Nashua. She knew she was addressing a mixed audience, with perhaps more Republicans than Democrats and a lot of independents, too. So, she talked a lot about a small-business agenda, about hiring, and about the links between education and career success. She stayed away from the most partisan matters.

Klobuchar did briefly mention the recent impeachment trial in Washington, at which she voted to remove President Trump from office, but only to say that it gave her time to think about the country. And, from that, she drew a bland, anodyne conclusion sure not to offend anyone: “I truly believe that what unites us is bigger than what divides us.”