Democratic Primaries

marylandblue

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51. Exactly. And I'm confident that Buttigieg will beat back the attack with sly humor.

Reply to Bettie (Reply #36)

Tue Mar 26, 2019, 09:32 AM

Mar 2019

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

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The elephant in the room regarding Buttigieg... [View all] BluegrassDem Mar 2019 OP

Bookmarking. n/t rzemanfl Mar 2019 #1

He's mayor of South Bend, Indiana... Hard to get more middle America than that... hlthe2b Mar 2019 #2

But I wonder why he's not running statewide in Indiana then? BluegrassDem Mar 2019 #3

Because he's young, ambitious, strategic and ready to take a big gamble. marylandblue Mar 2019 #5

actually no it isn't dsc Mar 2019 #9

He ran for the DNC chair and in an unofficial poll here, I supported him. question everything Mar 2019 #13

He ran for State Treasurer and lost in 2010 Jarqui Mar 2019 #28

He got reelected to that as a gay man dsc Mar 2019 #4

Got re-elected with 80% of the vote crazytown Mar 2019 #8

reelected is easier dsc Mar 2019 #11

That information looks good. Blue_true Mar 2019 #29

That's what I though... SKKY Mar 2019 #48

Wow! This early! mobeau69 Mar 2019 #6

Honestly it is hard to know dsc Mar 2019 #7

Point 1: at this moment, 99.9% of voters have no idea he is. brooklynite Mar 2019 #10

Hey, he is polling 1% so he is doing much better than that :) marylandblue Mar 2019 #12

I said they don't know he is Gay... brooklynite Mar 2019 #25

Have they polled that question? If so, please post a link to that data. mobeau69 Mar 2019 #21

After Trump, I believe there is no disqualifying characteristic. marylandblue Mar 2019 #14

the voters are going to get to decide this dsc Mar 2019 #15

I think it's down to zero if the Republican is Trump. marylandblue Mar 2019 #17

I think 2016 shows us we can't count on that dsc Mar 2019 #20

2016 makes predictions for 2020 impossible. marylandblue Mar 2019 #30

The primary should shake that out. Blue_true Mar 2019 #32

but if they don't it isn't necessarily the gay issue dsc Mar 2019 #44

That's true. nt Blue_true Mar 2019 #69

it is not similar to obama in a very obvious way. think about, you'll get it nt msongs Mar 2019 #16

Similar does not mean exactly the same, and Trump is not McCain. marylandblue Mar 2019 #19

Millennials would hopefully come out in droves!! Control-Z Mar 2019 #18

I think handmade34 Mar 2019 #22

I think for 60% of the country it's fine. The other 40% weren't going to vote Dem anyway. Quixote1818 Mar 2019 #23

Exactly right. Blue_true Mar 2019 #33

Off subject, I think he is more impressive than Beto nt Quixote1818 Mar 2019 #24

By a mile. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2019 #31

Yes. LuvNewcastle Mar 2019 #40

absolutely - n/t Locrian Mar 2019 #53

Interesting. Did not know he was gay and all the rest. dhol82 Mar 2019 #26

Let's see here, Buttigieg is a graduate of Harvard University, a Rhodes Scholar, and a veteran YOHABLO Mar 2019 #27

Actually, most people these days have a gay family member or friend who is gay Bettie Mar 2019 #35

Doesn't he also speak something like 6 languages fluently? Control-Z Mar 2019 #38

8 Celerity Mar 2019 #41

An interesting question to ask BannonsLiver Mar 2019 #34

Something will come up for each and every one of the candidates Bettie Mar 2019 #36

Of course BannonsLiver Mar 2019 #39

I am amazed by him Bettie Mar 2019 #43

This message was self-deleted by its author marylandblue Mar 2019 #49

Exactly. And I'm confident that Buttigieg will beat back the attack with sly humor. marylandblue Mar 2019 #51

You don't get through middle school Bettie Mar 2019 #56

Real elephant in the room is all the qualified women men toss aside jaceaf Mar 2019 #37

actually LGBT candidates have been an exception dsc Mar 2019 #46

Agreed. As long as it's not a woman leading them, Americans are happy. athena Mar 2019 #67

Are a lot of them JustAnotherGen Mar 2019 #42

My state is literally the middle of the continental United States Shrek Mar 2019 #45

Let's find out. left-of-center2012 Mar 2019 #47

I hate that I feel that way, but I worry about the same. Amimnoch Mar 2019 #50

ALL of our candidates have show stopping scandals in the background marylandblue Mar 2019 #55

1996, 2003, and even 2008 are ancient history when it comes to LGBTQ issues Celerity Mar 2019 #60

I have same concern. Too many people pnwest Mar 2019 #52

But did your mother lillypaddle Mar 2019 #54

Him being gay is not the problem. People will accept that or don't care. What is the problem patricia92243 Mar 2019 #57

That's right. Hillary was attacked as a lesbian child-molesting murderer. marylandblue Mar 2019 #61

I think it's a much bigger problem than most here are willing to admit, but he may well have LongtimeAZDem Mar 2019 #58

I think Trump got one thing right - if people like you, you can shoot someone on Fifth Avenue marylandblue Mar 2019 #59

Look at Colorado disenfranchised Mar 2019 #62

I also think a lot of people who hate gays will vote for a gay man anyway. marylandblue Mar 2019 #63

Yes, those are good points. disenfranchised Mar 2019 #65

I looked at 2010 vs 2018 in terms of governor dsc Mar 2019 #64

Good point. Colorado is a very white state. disenfranchised Mar 2019 #66

Colorado has changed a lot in the last 20 years BannonsLiver Mar 2019 #68