Pete Buttigieg 2020 campaign megathread

[President Johnson]

Buttigieg is great but realistically he's running for a cabinet post here.

This. I wish him luck though.

Yeah. He'd be a good HUD Secretary. Not presidential material at this point, though it's unfortunately difficult for him to get elected to higher office such as senator or governor in a state like Indiana. He's in an even worse position than Beto here.

He would be the most attractive president in history.

As would Beto.

Agree

This would be Kamala Harris. Or if we're talking men, Barack Obama.

[President Johnson]

Freedom fighter!

We should also call out the hypocrisy of the religious right.

[President Johnson]

Now the God Emperor is at his name, lol: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqNSO_ZCpiY (starting at about 45 sec)

[President Johnson]

So, Alfred E. Newman is all the God Emperor can come up with for Mayor Pete? Sad! Looks like he got under Trump's thin skin with the great townhall.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1130220543427457024

[President Johnson]

So great how Mayor Pete responded to Trump's disgusting bullying and name calling at a rally. Well done, Mayor Pete!

Mayor Pete Buttigieg Reacts To President Donald Trump's Rally Remarks | Morning Joe | MSNBC

[President Johnson]

Great job, Mayor Pete!

https://twitter.com/MSNBC/status/1131567356659032064

[President Johnson]

Pete Buttigieg hires former Goldman Sachs executive as national policy director

Democratic presidential contender Pete Buttigieg has hired a former Goldman Sachs vice president and Google executive to run his policy shop, his campaign announced Thursday.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/18/buttigieg-hires-former-goldman-sachs-executive-as-policy-director.html

That is a major Red Flag. Why would he make such a stupid decision?

Not every Goldman person is automatically a crock (btw, I don't know the guy). But I fully expect the left to go after that.

[President Johnson]

Dear Mayor Pete:

I have a lot of respect for you as person and politician. You are smart, talented, well articulated and you ran an inspiring campaign on the right issues and solutions to fix national and international problems. You have given so many a voice and been a champion for the LGBT community and beyond. But given the state of the race, I have a hard time to see a path for the nomination. It's vitally important to nominate a mainstream Democrat who is able to defeat the most inept, corrupt and dangerous president of our lifetimes, and beyond that, take back the senate, govern and deliver real and practical solutions. Mayor Pete, you have a bright future in politics, and therefore you may consider to endorse former Vice President Joseph R. Biden to be the standard bearer of the Democratic Party. The world needs him in charge of the White House. I'm sure, as president, Joe Biden will have a place for you in his team that allows you to sharpen your profile as a national leader, work on issues you care about; with a real possibility to become a transformative president in the future.

Sincerely, a fellow moderate hero