https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/01/opinion/pete-buttigieg-2020.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share Mayor Pete is making his move. “Buttigieg detaches progressive policy from the culture war.”
When Mayor Pete talks he puts people on some sort of hypnosis because it all sounds so good and logic. Nevertheless, he's going to be better and there are likely things in his past that will take some of that new shine.
Long interesting article about Mayor Pete's history and a sort of detailed review of his autobiographical book which is reminiscent of the Obama autobiography. . Pete has all the usual meritocratic badges Harvard, Rhodes Scholar and talks sort of generically progressive, -- is even gay-- but forgets to really mention poor folks. Seems like he should compete for Beto slice of the electorate. Is getting quite a bit of money and publicity. https://www.currentaffairs.org/2019/03/all-about-pete
Mayor Pete is shooting his shot. His youth is a big plus in this field. If the cards are right, he could have that Obama energy. Pete Buttigieg surges to first place in Iowa, new poll shows https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/11/16/po...e-buttigieg/index.html?r=https://www.cnn.com/
IMO, Buttigieg has a very legit shot. He plays the game well, so the establishment types won't freak out about him like Sanders or Warren, and he's not a gaffe factory like Grandpa Joe. Among the remaining field, I imagine he is the candidate that "the Party establishment" would be happiest with, if it seems like the electorate are getting behind him.
I don't love Mayor Pete, but I like him just fine. He's safe. He's also groundbreaking and allows people to pat themselves on the back for how accepting they are.
A progressive without progressive baggage. As far as appearance he does standout as being grounded patient and even keeled during debates.
He's definitely not the candidate that Democrats need but he's probably the one that independents need. I will not be voting for him in the primary but I certainly will be voting for him if he's in the final.
He seems fine in a post-Trump electoral world. We just need to find out which non-traditional leadership demographic (educated and professionally and intellectually assertive women, Jews, gays, multiple blacks in overlapping or immediate succession) provincial and exclusionary whites are the most anxious of in defense of their sense of order or their children's sexual conformity.
I held my nose and voted for Sanders in the Primary over Clinton because I knew Clinton was a weak leader even though she was far superior on policy than Sanders. Sanders is far too impractical and will never unite the Democratic party, neither will Warren. If they are the nominee, the country will swing back to the right as soon as they are elected and start their agenda. Buttigieg can unite the Democrat coalition - something that only Biden could do if had he not shot himself in the foot. With Buttigieg, Dems would carry the Senate as he would have the trust of centrists not just leftists like yourself. And thanks to Mitch McConnell's going nuclear, Dems could have an easy time quickly reversing and implementing an agenda to bring this country back on track and make the last four years just a passing nightmare.
Centrists are why we're in the ****ed up place we are in right now with enormous wealth inequality, a for profit health care system that screws the whole country, and unbelievable corporate and political corruption. Obama was a centrist and he got 8 years of obstruction of his middle of the road agenda by right wing lunatics. If Pete were to win a Presidency he'd be immediately labeled a sodomist small town mayor with an extremist liberal agenda. You have no idea who you're dealing with. We're basically down to a battle of executive orders, executive power, and court packing. That's where America will be until the filibuster is dealt with or we have a legitimate third party.
Centrist did not cut rich people's taxes. I think you have your history a bit off. Last time we had a leftist was Jimmy Carter - didn't work out so well. I rather not repeat that.
Centrist voters put Bush and Trump in the White House. Massive tax cuts for the rich followed. I'd prefer any liberal over Reagan and the 40 years of idealogical nonsense that has us here right now. Reagan is the flashpoint for American oligarchy and that is also on the centrist voter's resume.
Even against Trump, a democratic nominee won't win without enthusiastic support from African American voters. Mayor Pete is simply not going to get that. Nominating him would be electoral suicide, but watch the establishment go on and do it anyway.
Not sure if posted previously, but Mayor Pete has a unique appeal to moderate Republicans. (via America's finest news source)
