Politics Can Pete Buttigieg beat Trump?

[Rastapopoulos]

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I think of Bernie more along the line of a European Socialist.

AKA "Social Democrat"

 

[Lanny]

AKA "Social Democrat"

That's not what he calls himself.

 

[Lanny]

And without those donors would Pete get heard?
On the other side of the fence is Bernie Sanders, a long standing United States Senator with a ton of name recognizability.

I contend that your post does not say it all.

 

[jlprk]

I haven't had cable for 10 years and avoid all human contact because I despise humanity, so I have never heard his name pronounced. I pronounce it Butt-gag. Do I have it right?

 

[Chris Craig]

I haven't had cable for 10 years and avoid all human contact because I despise humanity, so I have never heard his name pronounced. I pronounce it Butt-gag. Do I have it right?

Nah its Booty Judge

 

[BigGameDamian]

Bump!

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Thus breaks barfo's heart:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51700771

 

[BigGameDamian]

Thus breaks barfo's heart:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51700771

 

[Rastapopoulos]

So I guess that answers the OP's question.

 

[Minstrel]

Buttigieg seemed like a decent guy and even if he fell short of Sanders or Warren on the liberal spectrum, would still have been the most liberal Democratic nominee ever based on what he did support, had he won. My issue with him is that, even by politician standards, he spoke too much in cliches and inspirational word salad. He felt a bit too empty to me. Of course, as many Presidents have shown, it's more a matter of the team you put around yourself once you reach the White House. I think he could make a perfectly good candidate in the future.

 

[Shaboid]

Time to update your Wikipedia page with, "failed presidential candidate", Pete.

 

[crandc]

He has a good future.

 

[Lanny]

Time to update your Wikipedia page with, "failed presidential candidate", Pete.

That page hasn't been written yet.

 

[e_blazer]

Buttigieg and Steyer are out, can Klobuchar be far behind? I’ve got to think that there’s a lot of arm twisting and promising going by the Biden camp and DNC to try to consolidate the centrist vote before Tuesday.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

He has a good future.

None of us do.

 

[Chris Craig]

Buttigieg and Steyer are out, can Klobuchar be far behind? I’ve got to think that there’s a lot of arm twisting and promising going by the Biden camp and DNC to try to consolidate the centrist vote before Tuesday.

Klobuchar will likely drop out after Tuesday

 

[e_blazer]

Klobuchar will likely drop out after Tuesday

Too late. To give Joe the best shot of catching Bernie the Dems need to consolidate the centrist vote. I’d bet money she’s getting sweet talked right now.

 

[crandc]

None of us do.

By us do you mean S2 or our species?

 

[Rastapopoulos]

By us do you mean S2 or our species?

If s2, surely the cream of humanity, is doomed, what hope is there for homo sapiens in general?

 

[Shaboid]

That page hasn't been written yet.

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/12/pete-buttigieg-wikipedia-page-editor.html

 

[GhostOfPGA]

I bet most of his support goes to Biden

 

[barfo]

Thus breaks barfo's heart:

Ah, I'm already over it. Hopefully he gets a job somewhere and tries again in the future. He has a major advantage in that he'll actually live to see another presidential election...

Now, which ridiculously old person should I support in this election?

barfo

 

[crandc]

Sweet campaign moment between Buttigieg and a young gay boy who saw a positive view if what he could become. Smart, handsome, successful, happy, and loved. I wish him well.

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[Lanny]

Ah, I'm already over it. Hopefully he gets a job somewhere and tries again in the future. He has a major advantage in that he'll actually live to see another presidential election...

Now, which ridiculously old person should I support in this election?

barfo

Biden. No, he's not my first choice, either, but he probably stands the best chance of beating Trump and that's more important than finding the holy Grail.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Biden. No, he's not my first choice, either, but he probably stands the best chance of beating Trump and that's more important than finding the holy Grail.

I don't know how you can know that. We thought Hillary was that last time until she lost and suddenly everyone said "Gah - it was actually Bernie!"
Pick the candidate YOU ACTUALLY WANT. When we end up with everyone's second choice, nobody can be arsed to go out and vote for them.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Sweet campaign moment between Buttigieg and a young gay boy who saw a positive view if what he could become. Smart, handsome, successful, happy, and loved. I wish him well.

I never got the impression Pete was that happy. He seemed to have a yawning chasm inside him where his genuine beliefs should be. It seemed like everything he did was on a checklist labeled "necessary steps to being President". Except coming out, admittedly, but he made it sound like he would've made the Gay go away if he possibly could've.

Now if Chasten had been the candidate, I think I could've warmed to him.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Ah, I'm already over it.

I said that about Oden. Then I had to say it again. And again. We're here for you, man.

Hopefully he gets a job somewhere and tries again in the future. He has a major advantage in that he'll actually live to see another presidential election...

Assuming any of us do.

Now, which ridiculously old person should I support in this election?
barfo

Donald Trump!