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Democratic Primaries

DanTex

(20,709 posts) Sun Feb 9, 2020, 11:21 PM Feb 2020

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Mayor Pete explains Bernie's appeal to independents, and ability to work across party lines.

In 2017, before he changed his tune and started attacking Bernie.

Link to tweet

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Mayor Pete explains Bernie's appeal to independents, and ability to work across party lines. (Original Post) DanTex Feb 2020 OP

this is known as ambition without conviction. Kurt V. Feb 2020 #1

I have completely run out of fucks to give about this kind of thing. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #2

I remember reading that essay 20 years ago democrattotheend Feb 2020 #3

Can you show me where FreeState Feb 2020 #4

Cool Story, Bro , ! stonecutter357 Feb 2020 #5

Kurt V.

(5,624 posts)

1. this is known as ambition without conviction.

Reply to DanTex (Original post)

Sun Feb 9, 2020, 11:25 PM

Feb 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,683 posts)

2. I have completely run out of fucks to give about this kind of thing.

Reply to DanTex (Original post)

Sun Feb 9, 2020, 11:25 PM

Feb 2020

The garden where I might normally plant fucks about unimportant things is no longer being fertilized, so there will be no more. Any fucks I might give in the future will be about Trump and not about which candidate said which mean thing about which other candidate.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

democrattotheend

(11,605 posts)

3. I remember reading that essay 20 years ago

Reply to DanTex (Original post)

Sun Feb 9, 2020, 11:27 PM

Feb 2020

I was a senior in high school entering that contest, and I read that essay as one of the examples the foundation provided. It was one of the things that inspired me to support Bernie in 2016. But I had no idea until this morning that Pete Buttigieg is the one who wrote it. That is a really cool coincidence, IMO. And it makes me like Mayor Pete a little better, although I am still concerned about his record on race relations in South Bend.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

FreeState

(10,572 posts)

4. Can you show me where

Reply to DanTex (Original post)

Sun Feb 9, 2020, 11:30 PM

Feb 2020

Pete is attacking Bernie and not his positions or policies? Thanks!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

stonecutter357

(12,697 posts)

5. Cool Story, Bro , !

Reply to DanTex (Original post)

Sun Feb 9, 2020, 11:32 PM

Feb 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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