Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumButtigieg woos 'future former Republicans' in wide-open N.H. primary
PoliticoThey arent. But Buttigieg, whos staking out center-left ground in the Democratic presidential primary, is trying to build a coalition of unaffiliated voters to go along with Democrats and make a surprise splash in the open-primary state featuring two senators-next-door, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, campaigning on the left.
At town halls during his latest swing across New Hampshire, Buttigieg name-checked future former Republicans in the same breath as progressives and moderates ... ready for some kind of change. His organizers are targeting independent voters from the new field offices Buttigieg opened this fall. And while Buttigieg is polling well in both Iowa and New Hampshire right now, jockeying for first place in the caucus state and breaking into double-digits in several recent polls of each state, the presence of non-Democrats in the New Hampshire Democratic primary unlike Iowas closed caucus system could prove decisive in a tight Democratic nominating race that has divided sharply along ideological lines in recent months.
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Were running in the Democratic primary and Im running on the values that make me a Democrat, but there is room for a lot of people, Buttigieg said. Were definitely going to make sure were reaching out and cultivating folks who are ready to cross sides.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Buckeyeblue
(5,499 posts)I'm just not convinced swing voters would swing to him in a general election. Trump will stick him with some homophobic nickname. And sadly a good bit of the country is homophobic still.
I'm not saying we should not vote for him if we think he is the best candidate. I'm just expressing my concern.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
democrank
(11,094 posts)than his sexual orientation. Whenever he speaks, I listen.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Buckeyeblue
(5,499 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cosmocat
(14,564 posts)and the media EAGERLY channels.
Bush II a dumbass was cast at "a guy you would like to have a beer with!'
Gore, a decent and highly capable man was cast as "a lying elitist!"
Bush II let the second worst attack against this country happen on his watch and avoided actual service in Vietnam was cast as "resolute and kept us safe!"
John Kerry, a decorated vet who was wounded in service was cast as a weakling.
A complete moraless sociopath was cast as wtf he he was cast as ...
A decent and highly capable Hillary was cast as the devil incarnate.
Bernie will be a socialist, EW will be hate framed as a woman and socialist, Biden will be dirtied up ...
No matter how often they do and how mind numbingly stupid it always is, this country ALWAYS buys whatever shit they sell. I mean we spent months as a country debating how horrible it was that BHO did not wear a flag lapel pin ...
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
patricia92243
(12,595 posts)like Alfred E. Newman, Pete came back with something like: Well, I at least contributed to him reading (or something like that.) It was funny when Pete said it.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Happyhippychick
(8,379 posts)Guess what?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
patricia92243
(12,595 posts)and catchy way.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
TidalWave46
(2,061 posts)I like Buttigieg a lot.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Renew Deal
(81,858 posts)You never know for sure who will vote.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided