US PoliEra 2019 |OT9| I'm really glad I'm not on Twitter nearly enough to understand all the references
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I like Bernie Warren and Pete. The "journalistic" advocacy pieces like that medium post about why they hate Pete are the worst. I have no idea who they think they are going to convince but it's a poor advocacy. I have no issues with people saying they prefer M4A so they support Bernie over Pete - but the level of ad homein attacks at Pete by whoever they are distasteful to me. Happy to vote for a D but seeing stuff like that makes me cringe.
There was nothing to miss. Everyone was just complaining about the old one.
Criticizing someone's political history is not an "ad hominem". Saying don't vote for Pete because he looks like an angry gremlin when he eats would be an ad hominem.
I personally think that Biden is only running because people convinced him he should run and deep down knows he doesn't have "it" anymore. He'd still get my vote but its sort of like humoring your parents or grandparents who keep telling the same story over and over again. I also think he's written Iowa off and is going to focus on other states.
All this.
Pete, like Biden, I'd never support unless I have to (against Trump).
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Hmm. If Biden is going to lose Iowa, I think he'd rather lose to Buttigieg with his 0% AA support (and let Biden amass mucho delegates in SC et al.) than lose to Warren, who won't win SC but could hold Biden to less life-threatening margins.
No doubt - but if you can read this piece as a "political history criticism:" you and I have a different perspective on life.
Some select quality quotes:
His father was brutally murdered by a pork chop. A fried Oreo watched and did nothing.
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Americans loved being lied to in 2016 so maybe thats why Biden is using that strategy.
He's made numerous trump-like statements during the campaign as well.
He's made numerous trump-like statements during the campaign as well.
That's insulting homie.
He could have easily died. I had friends who died in the guard driving trucks.
Strapping on body armor for an oil war isn't a political position.
Shit on Pete for being an asshole, but the courage is undeniable.
That buttgieg picture what the actual fuck
Has anyone told him he looks terrifying when he eats like that
Has anyone told him he looks terrifying when he eats like that
You can't end something that never started. It really feels like the only reason she ran was to fling shit.
Can't wait till we surprise them with the War on President's Day.
I'm planning to go to war on some turkey and my mom's killer sausage stuffing.
I turned in my Booty card, but if he legit catches fire I wouldn't have a problem getting behind him. I'm just disappointed he's renounced some of the policies I was originally excited about (ie. Supreme Court reform). He seemed like a great communicator for progressive issues. He made them sound like "common sense" policies instead of some radical far left agenda. That's what we actually need if progressive policies are ever going to breech the middle.
Instead though he's used his gift to go full moderate. I'm not against moderates since I consider myself left/center/left. But Booty's drastic change from new wave progressive to near blue dog has startled me a bit and makes me worried about his core. But I'm starting to come to terms that Booty is simply a political juggernaut. What he lacks in core, he makes up for it by being able to skillfully navigate the political waters and punch far above his weight. He just might be nimble enough to take on Trump.
That said, he feels like this cycle's version of Mike Huckabee. Then again I don't remember Mike Huckabee having as much money as Booty. One of the main reasons Booty has leap-frogged Harris is because he has FAR outspent her in Iowa while she's cutting staff all over the place. If Booty wins Iowa, the money will just keep pouring in and that alone will likely keep him competitive in the early states.
Instead though he's used his gift to go full moderate. I'm not against moderates since I consider myself left/center/left. But Booty's drastic change from new wave progressive to near blue dog has startled me a bit and makes me worried about his core. But I'm starting to come to terms that Booty is simply a political juggernaut. What he lacks in core, he makes up for it by being able to skillfully navigate the political waters and punch far above his weight. He just might be nimble enough to take on Trump.
That said, he feels like this cycle's version of Mike Huckabee. Then again I don't remember Mike Huckabee having as much money as Booty. One of the main reasons Booty has leap-frogged Harris is because he has FAR outspent her in Iowa while she's cutting staff all over the place. If Booty wins Iowa, the money will just keep pouring in and that alone will likely keep him competitive in the early states.
@ melkr_ i wish i lived in your timeline where biden is actually hurting himself
it's a reference to king princess's new hit album, cheap queen
it's a reference to king princess's new hit album, cheap queen
Thanks for making my point for me - You can be a fan of Pete and Bernie all at the same time.
Can't wait till we surprise them with the War on President's Day.
It's a war alright, a war between family members and crazy conservative uncles and grandparents
I just ..
HARRIS
BOOKER
KLOBUCHAR
GILLIBRAND
There are/were plenty of non socialist choices. Pete is getting similar backlash as all of the above.
yeah, no safer way to pad one's resume than to drive military trucks through Afghanistan.
Fuck's sake.
Can I freeze frame you with a telephoto camera while you eat?
Politics was obviously very much on his mind. He didn't want to seem too opportunistic in 2010 since he was very unlikely to win anyway.
Maybe I've missed something but has Pete flipped on things like SCOTUS reform or eliminating the Electoral College?
Ok, so he took a tour of duty that could have gotten him killed for the sake of running for state treasurer in a bid that, as you say, he was likely to lose anyway. Gotcha.
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Damn you
you may have a point
but in my defense, I'am complete savage eating meat sooooooo
His website gives these as his positions.
Someone should tell the people managing his website then, because his stated positions there are still structural SCOTUS reform and abolishing the EC.
Yeah he basically scrubbed those things off his platform. Supposedly at the request of his donors.
Not sure what he would say though if a reporter actually asked him directly about those. So I don't know if he's "flipped" but he's definitely buried those policies.
Agree 100%. I want the Pete I heard on Pod Save America all those months ago. He almost instantly became my #1. But if Pete 2.0 somehow makes through this primary, then I'll be fully behind him.
Can't wait till we surprise them with the War on President's Day.
Ok boomer
I'm not besmirching his bravery or whatever but homeboy 100% joined the military at least partially to pad out his political resume. Every profile of Mayor Pete clearly shows a guy that's been making calculated life choices in pursuit of political success since his teens.
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