Online Sellers Rush Out Oprah 2020 Merch

The Hill reports:



She hasn’t yet announced any plan to run for office, but online sellers are already creating a frenzy with “Oprah 2020” gear. From shirts to mugs to mousepads, multiple sites are awash in Oprah-themed presidential swag, created just days after Oprah Winfrey delivered a stirring speech at Sunday’s Golden Globes and immediately stoked talk of a White House bid.

For $25, Etsy customers can buy a remote control, USB-powered, laser engraved “Oprah 2020” sign. Winfrey supporters can also rest their heads on a newly listed “Oprah 2020” pillow. The $22 cream cushion features a quote from Winfrey’s Golden Globes speech: “Time’s up.”

A $25 T-shirt shows an illustration of a saint-like Winfrey, with the text “Our lady of Chicago” and “Run for us.” “I’d like to go back to a time when there was decorum and class in The White House,” the description says. “Oprah can make this happen.”