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Celerity

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38. The University of Alabama has more minority students than the entire total enrolment of Notre Dame

Mon Apr 8, 2019, 11:37 AM

Apr 2019

so that skews it bit, but I do see some merit to what you say. I also agree on Governor being a step up in experience from a mayor of a medium size city, but Buttigieg oversees (and South Bend has a strong mayor system so the buck really does stop with him) a much larger budget and many more employees and staff through the prism of an executive than a US Senator does, and certainly more than the average House Rep. Obviously South Bend is not a mega-city like Chicago, Houston, LA or NYC, but still, I am quite comfortable with his level of executive experience. Thanks for the thoughtful reply.

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Buttigieg won a blue town twice [View all] Exotiki Apr 2019 OP

kamala won in a blue state but most states are red. so much for her chances lol nt msongs Apr 2019 #1

Right and it is my opinion she loses a general. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #33

that's why he is running for president instead of statewide just like Beto JI7 Apr 2019 #2

He was a mayor...did not win a house seat. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #34

house seats are not statewide elections either. JI7 Apr 2019 #35

The Media Rarely Points Out That Pete is Mayor of a College Town in Indiana n/t Indykatie Apr 2019 #3

South Bend is not a college town dsc Apr 2019 #4

For all intents and purposes it is...it's right there. The whole area and surrounding towns it's UniteFightBack Apr 2019 #12

It's fun to be wrong! aidbo Apr 2019 #13

It's not that much of a college town. marylandblue Apr 2019 #17

by that definition pretty much any city is a college town dsc Apr 2019 #20

Really. Blue_true Apr 2019 #5

Like California? Renew Deal Apr 2019 #6

I think the idea is that he won in the Northern Indiana Rust Belt marylandblue Apr 2019 #7

Hillary won the area he is mayor of also JI7 Apr 2019 #8

Sure but he did a lot better than she did, while other area Democrats marylandblue Apr 2019 #9

kick Dawson Leery Apr 2019 #10

Pete ran for State Treasurer... SidDithers Apr 2019 #11

then he didn't do better than Hillary statewide at all JI7 Apr 2019 #14

Hillary did not run in Indiana in 2010 Celerity Apr 2019 #16

in 2010, a horrid year for Democrats nationwide, every IN statewide race was a Rethug blowout Celerity Apr 2019 #15

Agreed. I live in Salt Lake... Drunken Irishman Apr 2019 #18

save for the fact South Bend is not a college town per se. Celerity Apr 2019 #19

A lot of college downs have large minority populations... Drunken Irishman Apr 2019 #37

The University of Alabama has more minority students than the entire total enrolment of Notre Dame Celerity Apr 2019 #38

I am uneasy electing anyone nowadays who doesn't have foreign policy experience. Drunken Irishman Apr 2019 #39

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I'm not sure why this point has any bearing on anything significant. IndianaDave Apr 2019 #21

Thumbs up Lefta Dissenter Apr 2019 #26

+1 Kurt V. Apr 2019 #30

Your point would be valid.. . Socal31 Apr 2019 #22

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Nobody said it was red.... Socal31 Apr 2019 #32

Because "Democratic" always equals "progressive"? brooklynite Apr 2019 #23

His style of campaigning gets conservatives to be more open to liberal policies IronLionZion Apr 2019 #24

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South Bend is a college town Gothmog Apr 2019 #25

So is Lynchburg, VA (home of Liberty University) brooklynite Apr 2019 #31

No it isn't unless Columbus Ohio is too dsc Apr 2019 #36

Two of the top four employers in South Bend are universities... Drunken Irishman Apr 2019 #41

Columbus' largest employer is Ohio State dsc Apr 2019 #42

It is the 2nd largest employer in South Bend... Drunken Irishman Apr 2019 #43

Nice try! Nt USALiberal Apr 2019 #27