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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Pete Buttigieg Tells Democrats How To Cancel The Trump Horror Show [View all]ancianita
(36,053 posts)5. How to talk about issues not about him: preface it with the reminder TO him that it's not about him.
Then talk about voters who need healthcare, voters who need living wages, voters harmed by his trade war, voters who want fairer elections, etc.
This has to stop being cult of personality debating, and start being about real governing, not fake crisis and spectacle.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Pete Buttigieg Tells Democrats How To Cancel The Trump Horror Show [View all]
babylonsister
May 2019
OP
He's just so damn smart! If he doesn't get the nomination, he needs to be an advisor.
pdsimdars
May 2019
#3
How to talk about issues not about him: preface it with the reminder TO him that it's not about him.
ancianita
May 2019
#5
Buttigieg also said it was hard to lookaway from something as grotesque as Trump.
OMGWTF
May 2019
#8
Pete himself is very watchable and quotable, so he will help their bottom line too.
marylandblue
May 2019
#44
Damn, I've still got Biden as my choice, but Buttigieg is about to take his place.
cwydro
May 2019
#18
one wishes there was an all trump forum on DU and get him off of GD, Presidential Primaries, etc nt
msongs
May 2019
#21
Dems have passed more than 100 bills to help kitchen table issues, they're DOA in the senate.
onecaliberal
May 2019
#27