I am always amused at the notion that nominating a woman, a person of color, or a gay man is somehow playing “identity politics,” but nominating a straight white man somehow…isn’t. I don’t know enough about the O’Rourke campaign to know whether that’s a theme in it, but it certainly is a theme in Sanders’s campaign. I guess “straight white man” is not an “identity,” but the default. Even after all this time…“It’s taking longer than we thought”
Not sure who is getting whooshed (maybe it’s me), but it’s worth noting the publication date of the article.
Whoa. Nate Silver says today that he currently sees Buttigieg as one of the top four contenders, tied with Bernie on a rung just below Biden and Harris.
Is it based on anything other than he’s currently polling top 4?
No, I think it’s just his subjective assessment of where things stand. It wasn’t based on any mathematical model or anything.
Franklin Graham throws a Bible quote at Pete that calls for gays to be killed.
I’m not suggesting it, I’m openly saying it. He’s a fluff piece kind of politician.
I trust Nate Silver’s analysis of data. But I don’t trust his gut, any more than I trust my own. Remember, his gut assessment was that Trump’s chances were almost nil.
Mayor Pete is going to do a town hall apperance on Faux. While it burns me to see anyone legitimize the propaganda channel, perhaps he’ll turn a few Faux viewers to the light.
Oh millennials.
The guy is a great guy, excellent politician, and a solid American who understands politics.
That being said, he is THE BEST Vice-Presidential candidate.
Oooh, can’t you just see him and Pence in a VP debate?
I was only repeating what Mayor Buttigieg said himself.
Pence, as you say, has two years in the US Congress, two years as Governor and two years, four months as VP, for a total of six years and four months. Here is a link to Pence’s Wikipedia page: Mike Pence - Wikipedia
Mayor Buttigieg became Mayor in January 2012, [Indiana will be holding elections for Municipal offices in November 2019.] So at the end of April that will be seven years and four months. Now, since we are talking about experience in an elected office, I will subtract the seven months Mayor
Buttigieg spent in Afganistan, leaving six years and nine months. Leaving some five months difference. Here is a link to Buttigieg’s Wikipedia page: Pete Buttigieg - Wikipedia
I will allow that five months may be a difference without a distinction.
Respectfully yours Zuer-coli
I was there and if Mayor Adler was gritting his teeth, he did a remarkably convincing job of concealing it.
Respectfully yours Zuer-coli
I think it was Beto who is alleged to have been gritting his teeth.
Your link says Pence has twelve years, not two, in the US Congress.
[EDITED TO ADD: and it says you’re wrong, though closer, on his years as Governor.]
Give the guy credit: unlike Bernie, Pete knows better than to advocate giving the vote to the Boston Bomber. FFS, it’s almost like Bernie’s whole candidacy is some kind of Borat-style prank. :smack:
I agree with Bernie. Voting rights need to be aggressively protected. Given the massive racial inequalities in our justice system, felon disenfranchisement can only be viewed as an instrument of white supremacy.
It’s not a matter of giving voting rights to that one specific individual. It’s a matter of giving them to a whole category of people, that happens to include that one individual.