Will Mondale quip hurt Buttigieg?

[question everything]

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Some of those heated clashes were between Minnesota U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar and former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg, two Midwestern moderates vying for the same swath of the electorate. But the exchange that evoked some of the strongest reaction from viewers here in Minnesota involved someone who wasn’t even on the stage.

“This is a race for president,” Buttigieg said to Klobuchar. “If winning a race for Senate in Minnesota translated directly to becoming president, I would have grown up under the presidency of Walter Mondale.”

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That didn’t stop Minnesotans on Twitter from rushing to Mondale’s defense. Backlash to the remark inspired hashtags, including #MNLovesMondale, and sent the former vice president’s name trending online.

“I hope we can all agree: Hands off Walter Mondale!” tweeted Secretary of State Steve Simon.

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Some users argued that Mondale deserves respect for stepping in to run for the U.S. Senate after U.S. Sen. Paul Wellstone died in a plane crash just days before the 2002 election. Others predicted that the remark could hurt Buttigieg’s chances when Minnesotans go to the polls on March 3.

http://www.startribune.com/will-mondale-quip-hurt-buttigieg/568110292/

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Klobuchar is polling well ahead of Sanders in MN.

https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/mpr-star-tribune-minnesota-poll-puts-klobuchar-ahead This isn't surprising since she's quite popular here - and evidently more popular than Bernie. But nobody should mess with Mondale in Minnesota. Stepping in after Wellstone's death only a few days before the election (which he and not that douche Norm Coleman should have won) was sort of heroic. I phone-banked for Mondale, and that was also how I first met Al Franken. I like Buttigieg but don't anybody dis Mondale.

[jmg257]

2. It may not matter. How are Pete's projections lately?

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

3. Yes, Mayor Pete barely beats Joe in most polls... not lookin good for him.

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