Buttigieg 2020

[Hank Kingsley 20967]

I don't have faith in most D candidates being able to steal away Republican votes. I find Pete to be the exception. 

He wouldn't need them, but it's the ideal situation. 

 

 

 

[tantric superman 4667]

17 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said:

I don't have faith in most D candidates being able to steal away Republican votes. I find Pete to be the exception. 

He wouldn't need them, but it's the ideal situation. 

 

 

 

Pete needs to do a USAA commercial.  I keep wondering how someone like him would have done vs. Ted Cruz.  I want to say the military service gives him a better shot at some cross overs. 

Edited March 22, 2019 by tantric superman

[Hank Kingsley 20967]

If Trump is a comic book villain, then Buttigieg is a superhero. 

 

[Brisketexan 105154]

If Trump is a comic book villain, then Buttigieg is a superhero. 
 

This is my guy.

[NowThis 931]

so why only 1% so far? 

[Brisketexan 105154]

so why only 1% so far? 

He really just entered the public conversation. His name recognition is way low.

And....even if it wasn’t...we’re an Idiocracy. We’re too dumb and assholish to elect him.

[Anastasis 23475]

6 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

And....even if it wasn’t...we’re an Idiocracy. We’re too dumb and assholish to elect him.

Doesnt even take assholishness. The dumb is sufficient. 

[SKJ 1311]

13 hours ago, Message Board User said:

 

I'm pretty sure Yang was on Fox.

Yup. Certain he was

[SKJ 1311]

I just wish this guy would come out with a platform I could read.

Everything I hear from him is political-speak and gushing stories how great a guy he is.

I don't trust "great guys" cuz their fall is so far.

[horncyclist 1391]

This guy's an amazing person. We are lucky to have him enter the national stage and he would make a fine President. I am fairly confident we'll get that at some point during his life. 

Edit: Saw this was posted a few posts above. Oh well, worth repeating. 

Edited March 23, 2019 by horncyclist

[Hank Kingsley 20967]

Haha incredible

 

[Hank Kingsley 20967]

 

[NowThis 931]

[bad_teammate 13215]

Also, I want that shirt.

(3 weeks until it ships?! UGH)

Edited March 23, 2019 by bad_teammate

[maninblack 7974]

1 hour ago, Hank Kingsley said:

 

Pete is obviously not a Surly poster with an attitude like that.

[bad_teammate 13215]

I'm eager to see how Pete is received later in the primary season when he is talking about reaching out to white working class voters. It's been a third rail since November 2016.

 

[Bama Chick 28596]

Here’s something for the Pete fans to brighten up your day.

(He’s adorable and awesome. I sincerely hope if he’s not the VP choice that whoever wins the nomination has him on the shortlist for a highly visible cabinet position.)

[InkaUtexas 25986]

50 minutes ago, Bama Chick said:

Here’s something for the Pete fans to brighten up your day.
 

 

(He’s adorable and awesome. I sincerely hope if he’s not the VP choice that whoever wins the nomination has him on the shortlist for a highly visible cabinet position.)

 

Would be a fun Secretary of State for sure. 

[tucker 238]

My girlfriend calls him gay Beto in an affectionate tone, because she can’t pronounce his name 

[bad_teammate 13215]

That's an insult to Mayor Pete, and not because of the gay thing.

[Mojo Hand 4580]

On 3/22/2019 at 2:54 PM, henrygandorf said:

agreed.  i think they don't really know what to make of him right now.  if there's an obvious attack, i'm not seeing it.

The obvious attack is that he's a 37 year old small-town mayor.  He's impressive and would probably be a great president, but South Bend isn't NYC, and even that would be a big leap for anyone who isn't Bloomberg (i.e., also a billionaire business man).   It's a big hurdle to overcome for voters who are accustomed to experience on the national stage or as a governor. 

[Brandywine 1316]

He could be Ambassador to the UN.

[happyfunball 481]

The obvious attack is that he's a 37 year old small-town mayor.  He's impressive and would probably be a great president, but South Bend isn't NYC, and even that would be a big leap for anyone who isn't Bloomberg (i.e., also a billionaire business man).   It's a big hurdle to overcome for voters who are accustomed to experience on the national stage or as a governor. 

TRUMP IS OUR FUCKING PRESIDENT.

ANYONE ELSE IS MORE QUALIFIED

[Gil Bang 25975]

On tapa so I can’t link, but somebody on twitter says she expects Pete to show up at comic con speaking Klingon

[Hank Kingsley 20967]

 

[bad_teammate 13215]

Hootin' and Hollerin' for Mayor Pete

(lol he says that gov't isn't the only thing that makes you unfree and then lists multiple examples of gov't making you unfree, need to tighten that up, buddy. Still love ya!)

[WhatTheBuck 28788]

18 hours ago, tucker said:

My girlfriend calls him gay Beto in an affectionate tone, because she can’t pronounce his name 

So you're dating her for her looks?

[F250 28779]

On 3/23/2019 at 2:36 PM, bad_teammate said:

I'm eager to see how Pete is received later in the primary season when he is talking about reaching out to white working class voters. It's been a third rail since November 2016.

It has but I don't understand why. After the 2016 election there was a little talk of the disenfranchised white working class but that conversation disappeared pretty fast. I get the racist angle but there is a lot more to the situation than pure racism. Historically, racism has been used to redirect class tension and divide the working class. That is pretty much what has been occurring with the blue collar populist movement for the past decade.

These people have really shitty lives and if racism is the only thing they have going for them to make them feel empowered, maybe someone should address why they are disenfranchised.

[Hank Kingsley 20967]

I don’t put much stock in polls right now, but this is interesting.

 

[bad_teammate 13215]

1 hour ago, F250 said:

It has but I don't understand why.

Hillary fans shielding themselves from the simple reality that Bernie would have won. The trauma of Trump's victory has broken many brains.

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These people have really shitty lives and if racism is the only thing they have going for them to make them feel empowered, maybe someone should address why they are disenfranchised.

Mayor Pete and Bernie agree.

The mainstream Democratic party wants to continue to woo suburban wine moms and you can't have gross working class people around.

[David Dennison 18922]

4 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said:

I don’t put much stock in polls right now, but this is interesting.

 

This pleases me.

I am pleased.

[Satchel 6938]

Saw him an TV explaining how to pronounce his name: Budda'Judge

[Hank Kingsley 20967]

Mayor Pete had 160k Twitter followers on March 10th before his CNN Town Hall.  15 days later he now has 500k followers. 

I think everyone needs to adjust their expectations when considering a candidate's legitimacy. We now live in an age where social media and word of mouth work at lightning speed. It can make or break a candidate in a matter of weeks.

Polls this far out mean jack shit. Plenty of time for anyone to make a move.  Or fall flat on their face. 

 

 

Edited March 25, 2019 by Hank Kingsley

[Js1 85409]

15 hours ago, Hank Kingsley said:

I don’t put much stock in polls right now, but this is interesting.

 

I wouldn't put much stock in Emerson polls, period.  So terrible.   6.2% MOE means Pete could be anywhere between 5 and 17%.  

[Hank Kingsley 20967]

I agree. But the fact that he's even mentioned in the top 5 is an incredibly positive sign at the moment. 

 

[Fozzz 152]

I hate this argument so much.

 

 

[Chuckie Finster 22700]

4 minutes ago, Fozzz said:

I hate this argument so much.

 

 

Damn, he finally figured out there was a new 2020 Democrat thread he hadn't ruined yet.

[Fozzz 152]

I didn't slaughter Afghans just to see the same carnage here in the good ol' USA.  

[Texas Jeff 1945]

Just because our government is currently run by septuagenarians does not mean that we should discount the ability of younger Americans to lead our country.

Thomas Jefferson was 33 when he wrote the Declaration of Independence.  James Madison was 36 on the day he walked into the Constitutional Convention.  At age 29, Meriwether Lewis set off to explore the continent.  At age 38, Neil Armstrong walked on the moon.

If elected, Buttigieg would be 39 on the day he takes office, over the hill compared to that group.

We often see our predecessors through dusty portraits made long after their contributions.  Don't let that view cloud your judgement of what is possible.

 

Edited March 25, 2019 by Texas Jeff

[Hank Kingsley 20967]

13 minutes ago, Fozzz said:

I hate this argument so much.

 

 

 

Glad the oppo research is already coming out though. Let’s see if it’s just poorly worded tweets or something more sinister.

[Post Oak 20245]

16 hours ago, Hank Kingsley said:

I don’t put much stock in polls right now, but this is interesting.

 

I agree regarding polls this early but I'm almost positive hes going to kill it in the debates. 

 

[GSU&UT 1798]

30 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said:

 

Glad the oppo research is already coming out though. Let’s see if it’s just poorly worded tweets or something more sinister.

There's something particularly amusing that this crazy in-depth oppo research candidates employ now is basically just going through your twitter timeline.

[bad_teammate 13215]

I have no idea what the lamb being hung up by its own legs means.

[Brisketexan 105154]

1 minute ago, bad_teammate said:

I have no idea what the lamb being hung up by its own legs means.

Me either.

But now I'm hungry.

[tucker 238]

Yum, cabrito. 

[Js1 85409]

1 hour ago, Brisketexan said:

Me either.

But now I'm hungry.

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

This is good free press for Buttigieg 

 

[Biff Tannen 45691]

I don't think Green New Deal is a meaningless catch phrase, but ok.  Here's a refreshing message from his latest fundraising email:

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Last week we said we’d be transparent about our fundraising goals and progress. We set a goal to raise an additional $500,000 before the end of the quarter on March 31st. We (you) hit that goal within 24 hours.

Then we set a second goal and discussed the things your investment would help pay for (offices in South Bend, New Hampshire, and Iowa; staff; paid media, etc). We (you) hit that goal in about 24 hours, too.

So while the initial data is confirming what we already know (Deadlines work! Urgency works!), we’re not going to set a third goal. We refuse to use the tired end-of-quarter messaging that is overplayed across all industries. It's not honest.

 

[Post Oak 20245]

10 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

I don't think Green New Deal is a meaningless catch phrase, but ok.  Here's a refreshing message from his latest fundraising email:

 

 

[Fozzz 152]

Mayor Pete wants to starve Korean children.  Ghastly.