Pete Buttigieg 2020 campaign megathread

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/04/03/mayor-pete-buttigieg-christian-right-2020-democratic-primary-trump-column/3342767002

Does Buttigieg think Trump is a Christian?

“I'm reluctant to comment on another person's faith, but I would say it is hard to look at this president's actions and believe that they're the actions of somebody who believes in God,” he said. “I just don't understand how you can be as worshipful of your own self as he is and be prepared to humble yourself before God. I've never seen him humble himself before anyone. And the exaltation of yourself, especially a self that's about wealth and power, could not be more at odds with at least my understanding of the teachings of the Christian faith.”

MY KING IS ALIVE

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You believe Trump is a sincere Christian?

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This guy is so hipster Christian.

https://twitter.com/PeteButtigieg/status/1119945008973516800?s=19

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If it weren't for the fact that the identity politics wing of the base would be bitter and salty over it, I think O'Rourke/Buttigieg or Buttigieg/O'Rourke would make a superb ticket.

Please stop perpetuating this awful term created to silence the opinions of historically marginalized groups. All politics revolve around identity.

You are, pound for pound, the most ridiculous poster on this site. People criticize identity politics because, when taken to its logical conclusion, it argues that people's political opinions should be determined at birth. If your immutable characteristics-- race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic/national background-- are the prime motive behind your politics, you are effectively surrendering your agency as a decision-making individual to random circumstance and the situation of your birth. It completely devalues a person's ability to decide things for themselves. So please stop perpetuating this awful worldview created to constrain the ability of free-thinking people to make choices for themselves. All politics should revolve around ideas, not identity.

That's not true.

I want to vote for Beto because of his musical taste and career. I also want to vote for Mayor Pete because he's becoming the candidate of hipster Christians.

That would be identity politics, but my musical taste and religious tradition are my choices, not set at birth.

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Biden/Buttigieg would be an awesome ticket, I would be very happy about that.

That is possibly the blandest ad most unexciting ticket the Democrats could possibly throw up.

Nah, you're thinking of Kamala/anyone.

Obviously you've never heard her speak... but I should've already known you'd prefer the white male conservatives.

Yes I do, but Biden and Buttigieg are not Conservatives, and I'm not a fan of Conservatives. If you think Biden and especially Buttigieg are Conservatives then you are beyond the point of no return.

Buttigieg is far left

He wants to pack the courts with radical leftists and abolish the EC. His proposals would lead to us, becoming a nation, where the Democrats have perpetual rule, under a broad interpretation, can be called a one-party state, with the Democrats as that one party.

I've asked this multiple times and still have not received an answer:

How is a proposal that a majority of the population supports (abolishing the Electoral College) "far left"?

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Whatever happened to this guy? He used to be so awesome.

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https://twitter.com/HKrassenstein/status/1234288335922909186?s=19