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BootinUp

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21. Very informative. Thanks for that. Nt

Reply to Celerity (Reply #16)

Wed Feb 12, 2020, 03:06 PM

Feb 2020

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

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"I worked for Pete Buttigieg. He did not respect black resident's struggles" [View all] booley Feb 2020 OP

As Al Sharpton said this morning, every candidate in 2020 has a race problem wyldwolf Feb 2020 #1

Every remaining candidate. AtheistCrusader Feb 2020 #6

yes, noted. wyldwolf Feb 2020 #8

What Rev. Al did not say is who AA voters should support. TomSlick Feb 2020 #17

I just don't think Mayor Pete is ready to take on a devastated USA. Scotch-Irish Feb 2020 #2

And what exactly have they ever done frazzled Feb 2020 #13

She has done most of her work for communities of color through supporting education Scotch-Irish Feb 2020 #14

Most education issues are at the state and local level frazzled Feb 2020 #24

Well-made point. n/t Laelth Feb 2020 #39

You had me with Elizabeth...she could win with a good VP...but Sander no...he will lose the General. Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #19

Biden's glimmer of hope rests on Buttigieg's alienation of Black folks... Garrett78 Feb 2020 #3

Uh oh. jimfields33 Feb 2020 #4

Anthony Brown, who is working to elect Buttigieg (and is black) said Pete improved South Bend. cwydro Feb 2020 #5

Yes. It is a shame. There are obviously some who are still mad that their candidates... SWBTATTReg Feb 2020 #10

Anyone here looking, paying attention? Mayor Pete does have significant 7wo7rees Feb 2020 #7

Hoo boy! George II Feb 2020 #9

K and R Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2020 #11

Everyone has some sort of baggage. Srkdqltr Feb 2020 #12

Worked with, not for... Mad cow Feb 2020 #15

Thanks for that clarification and well written post. Also, welcome to DU :) mr_lebowski Feb 2020 #28

Henry Davis, Jr., a raging homophobe, has long been a virulent South Bend Buttigieg critic Celerity Feb 2020 #16

Thank you for speaking truth! MoonRiver Feb 2020 #20

Very informative. Thanks for that. Nt BootinUp Feb 2020 #21

And that guy is STILL IN OFFICE redqueen Feb 2020 #22

I cannot believe that Democracy now did not background this bigoted pos Celerity Feb 2020 #27

he just got back onto the Council, AND the woman he replaced is another Celerity Feb 2020 #32

Thanks, Celerity. mobeau69 Feb 2020 #23

Thank you! babylonsister Feb 2020 #25

+1 Docreed2003 Feb 2020 #26

Coming through STRONG with da facts! Thanks Celerity! nt mr_lebowski Feb 2020 #29

this is far from the first time I have run across Davis, unfortunately Celerity Feb 2020 #35

Totally with ya, and I see you do this sort of thing all the time ... mr_lebowski Feb 2020 #37

aww, hugzzzz Celerity Feb 2020 #38

Critically important background info denem Feb 2020 #30

I will admit I had no idea about this history dsc Feb 2020 #33

I posted about him ages ago in the Pete group nt Celerity Feb 2020 #36

+1000 FreeState Feb 2020 #44

Do you think this will help you...I would say Sanders isn't much better with AA voters than Pete Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #18

So OPs like this don't make you want to vote for Sanders? HarlanPepper Feb 2020 #40

Exactly.... Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #42

Put this into context. Henry Davis is a longtime political rival MBS Feb 2020 #31

Henry Davis is ... Mike Nelson Feb 2020 #34

There's a reason he's my 2nd to last choice Bradical79 Feb 2020 #41

Sanders is not even an option for me in the primary...I will vote for someone who can win a general. Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #43