Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: 'He's white, male and gay': Buttigieg hits obstacles with black voters [View all]Celerity
(43,333 posts)in terms of what is hindering him with my fellow PoC. The local South Bend election results tend to bear this reasoning out. I also think that even if Pete had had a crystal ball, and knew in 2019 he would be running for POTUS and that the tapes would be an issue, he still would not have broken the law and released them. They would have immediately open up South Bend to massive civil iabilty, and possibly open up Buttigieg himself to being prosecuted. I also think, if he did have that crystal ball, he would not have come down so quickly on Boykins, but hindsight is 20/20, and I would think if I had the FBI and the US attorney come to me, weeks into my mayorship, and tell me my chief of police is under federal wiretapping investigation, I probably would have done the same thing. Of course, in 2012, I was 16 years old, and would not have been eligible to be a mayor (I think, not sure of local laws), lololol. No city in the world would want a 16yo me as mayor!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden