Pete Buttigieg 2020 campaign megathread

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Buttigieg has really damaged Beto & the Beto hype in a bad way. He is also taking a lot of the Biden votes which Beto & Kamala was hoping to take.

He is the new media darling.

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People looked @ the tape controversy. Apart from the racist language thing & firing of the Black cop, Pete also fired most of the remaining black officers.

His appeal is primarily rich white people. Even Warren is going to win the Black vote over him.

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Buttigieg has done the biggest U-turn in this campaign season which has gone under the radar. He used to say Medicare for all was a moderate option with the governments operating hospitals like in UK as the true left wing option.

Now he is into the Public option. I don't know about other policy stances but he has gone from hard left to now in the moderate column & like Beto, his numbers have tanked & a large part of it has gone to Warren (apart from Harris).

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Buttigieg has done the biggest U-turn in this campaign season which has gone under the radar. He used to say Medicare for all was a moderate option with the governments operating hospitals like in UK as the true left wing option.

Now he is into the Public option. I don't know about other policy stances but he has gone from hard left to now in the moderate column & like Beto, his numbers have tanked & a large part of it has gone to Warren (apart from Harris).

"Medicare for all who want it" is not the public option - it's a true Universal Healthcare system similar to the ones present in European countries like Germany. Anyway, this isn't exactly a flip-flop. You can say that Medicare for all is moderate and socialized healthcare is the true left wing option while supporting neither. I don't remember him ever supporting anything other than "Medicare for all who want it."

Anyway, his policies are why I support him. There wouldn't be much to differentiate him from the rest of the field otherwise.

It is a public option because Medicare for all who wants is the Bernie position. It is Medicare for all because everyone wants it. Who doesn't have free guaranteed Medicare for the rest of his/her life? They can have Employer Insurance & not use it if need be or not use Medicare till they leave their jobs or change it. What Pete meant & in interviews is to have a Medicare like plan for the uninsured which does nothing for the millions of people with high co-pays & the plan is not thought out & has no specifics.

Medicare for all is not the German model. The German Model is essentially a Single Payer Medicare for all for 90% of the people, ex people earning below 50K a year & private plans for those above it. Not only is that complicated due to transition but also is unconstitutional by US laws as the SC which made Medicaid expansion optional will never allow income criterias & if it did it can be easily destroyed by Republicans who will just reduce the Income Criteria to crazy low level.

Just to add, even Israel with Private Insurance has a Non-Profit model. You can't have an efficient healthcare system with such price gouging. Also no European countries has this kind of healthcare burden linked to jobs especially for small enterpreneurs. If you want to have the European model, you have to scrap current Insurance model linked to jobs, expand Medicare by a huge  manner & create Non-Profit Private Insurance like Israel did.

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Washington (CNN)Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg weighed in on his opponents' plans to implement "Medicare for All" and free college tuition, calling them "questionable on their merits" and "pretty far out from where Americans are."I do think that we should be realistic about what's going to work. And just flipping a switch and saying we're instantly going to have everybody on Medicare just like that -- isn't realistic," the South Bend, Indiana, mayor said in an interview with CNN's David Axelrod slated to air Saturday night."I think that when it comes to a lot of these policies that we're being pushed to do -- say that we can pay down the last penny of tuition for any student including the child of a billionaire. These are things that are questionable on their merits and of course also pretty far out ... from where Americans are."

"The best way to do that is a Medicare for all who want it. We take some flavor of Medicare, you make it available on the exchange as a public option. And you invite people to buy into it," he said at a CNN town hall in March.

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/07/13/politics/pete-buttigieg-medicare-for-all-free-college-cnntv/index.html

People criticize poor Beto when Buttigieg does a 180 You-Turn. This guy said Medicare for all is a Moderate idea unlike in UK where the government has a lot of say in hospitals & he said GOP will call Democrats socialists anyways.

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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

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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?

She had an environmental job in Goldman Sachs more than a decade ago and then worked on global development for Google. No one will actually care other than Twitter. But, you know, the media loves their headlines.

If she a good hire as policy director? There are 100s of options including academicians.

I guess Pete from calling Medicare-for-all as the moderate option wants to overtly make sure that he is the most conservative candidate of the Top 5 candidates in the race.

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Facebook CEO: Hiring advice to Buttigieg 'shouldn't be taken as an endorsement'

Speaking to reporters, Zuckerberg acknowledged that he had contacted the South Bend, Indiana, mayor's Democratic presidential campaign earlier this year after "a number of colleagues" had asked him or his wife, pediatrician Priscilla Chan, to pass along their résumés. "And so I did that," Zuckerberg said. "I think that this probably should not be misconstrued as if I'm, like, so deeply involved in trying to support their campaign or something like that." Zuckerberg said he and Buttigieg had met through mutual friends and had appeared publicly together on Facebook Live. Chris Meagher, a campaign spokesman for Buttigieg, had confirmed to CNN earlier on Monday that Zuckerberg and Chan had each sent a private email to the campaign recommending a potential hire. Both job candidates were later brought on board the campaign.

Source - CNN

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As a Centrist Path Opens, Pete Buttigieg Moves Toward It

In February, Pete Buttigieg, praised the Green New Deal as “the right beginning.” In June he called for decriminalizing illegal border crossings. A month later he dismissed criticisms of raising middle class taxes to pay for expanded health care, calling it “a distinction without a difference.” By October, however, Mr. Buttigieg, had moved toward the center on all three issues. He has a climate-focused TV ad in which he says, “I believe that we need to have a plan that works for all of us.” The border crossings issue, he told CNN last week, is “the kind of stuff that gets us trapped.” And he’s a month into an attack on Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts for not explaining how she’d pay for an overhaul of health care. It’s a risky maneuver in a moment of rising political populism and leaves Mr. Buttigieg vulnerable to charges of shape-shifting for political advantage. There is a bifurcation within Mr. Buttigieg’s campaign. Much of his staff, which was built over the summer before his direct contrasts with Ms. Warren began, is made up of young and energetic progressive organizers, while his supporters and senior aides tend to come from the party’s centrist establishment.

Multiple financial bundlers told the campaign that the Supreme Court and Electoral College proposals were not popular, according to people familiar with the discussions. Mr. Buttigieg has since quietly dropped them from his stump speech. He made no mention of either in Philadelphia or during his first post-debate campaign stop last Thursday in Iowa.

During the three-month period ending Sept. 30, Federal Election Commission records show Mr. Buttigieg’s campaign spent three times as much money on polling as any other candidate except Tom Steyer, an indication that the mayor is looking for signs of what resonates with voters and what doesn’t. While he has condemned Ms. Warren’s commitment to a single-payer health care system that would eliminate private health insurance, the roster of donors who have given at least $1,000 to Mr. Buttigieg’s campaign includes senior executives at CVS Health, Astex Pharmaceuticals, Anthem Inc. and Ironwood Pharmaceuticals.

Source - NYT

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If someone is objecting to Expanding Medicare over a 4 year period they are essentially objecting to the concept of Medicare & want to see it privatized or have a private option itself. What is so bad in expanding an incredible cheap non-profit (2% vs 15-20% Administrative Cost of private insurance) very popular Insurance program.

Anyways Pete has done a good job. He will be around atleast till NHz & possibly till Super Tuesday. Beto is @ 2% odd & may not make the next debate. Booker is also @ 1-2%, Castro is @ 0-1% & Harris has fallen to 5-6% & to 3% in some early state polls & she is making huge staff & pay cuts. These people will at best drop out after Iowa.

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Apparently there are rumours that Pete's campaign leaked the older black people in the South dont want a gay candidate to gain sympathy votes.

This guy will go to any level to win.

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There is video where Mayor Pete a few years back is blaming black families not having a role model for the inequities in education.

He is probably the most anti-American American candidate to run for the Dem nomination in decades.

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‘Pete Buttigieg Is A Lying MF,’ Michael Harriot Argues In Viral Op-Ed On Candidate’s Past Comments On Race

The trend, “Pete Buttigieg is a Lying MF,” began after an article with that headline was published that day. The article — published by The Root author Michael Harriot — blasted Buttigieg for his record and past comments on the African American community and education. “I want to be clear: Pete Buttigieg is a lying motherer,” Harriot wrote. “This is not a misunderstanding,” he continued. “This is not a misstatement. Pete Buttigieg went to the best educational institutions America has to offer and he—more than anyone on the goddamned planet—knows that everything he just said is a baldfaced lie.” Harriot claimed that Buttigieg — a Harvard University graduate — had never attended a school with more than a 10 percent African American population.

https://www.inquisitr.com/5762715/pete-buttigieg-lying-mf/

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Why do people think Pete will be President ? Look @ his 2nd choice numbers. He is 4th choice among both Black & Hispanic voters after Biden, Sanders & Warren. Apart from his qualifications, his record is controversial & there is no sign that anything he is doing is causing positive change. He has high unfavorables among Sanders' young voters & some of Yang's & Warren's young voters as well. How much more can ge go up by getting rich white conservative boomer votes? Unless he makes a breakthrough among black, Hispanic, young & working class voters, he has no chance. His coalition has no relation to the modern day Democratic party. Bideb is a 100 times more likely option than him. Bernie lost in 2016 despite making bigger breakthrough with young/Hispanic/working class/young African Americans & Pete has no appeal among 65-70% of the base or is probably disliked.

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It is kind of sad that Harris has dropped out & so will Castro & Booker given their standing. The media has created Pete into what he is with glorious reviews & no scrutiny about his qualifications or terrible record. Harris gets criticism for her prosecutor padt or Booker for being on the lap of big Pharma but Pete gets no criticism on handling racial issues or about losing statewide races & flip-flopping on big issues.

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Dinner with Pete -

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Pete has serious strength in Iowa & he has a serious problem after that. He is @ 8% odd nationally but his NH numbers aren't good. After leading in some polls, he is now 4th & 14% behind Bernie & his 2nd choice numbers are terrible considering his low 1st choice numbers.

It is very weird how well he is doing in Iowa compared to other states or compared to nationally.

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TBH, Pete is probably the big winner in the Sanders-Warren spat.

Not really. Biden is. Pete has 0 support from African American & Hispanic voters among when Biden & Bernie are 1 & 2 & Warren is 3rd.

So Biden is the one who profits. Before the debate the whole conversation was about Iraq war vote & Sanders team was going after Biden for his support of Social Security Cuts & now the entire conversation is if Sanders said something in private (1 on 1) to Warren which was offensive/sexist etc. That will dominate the news cycle - The last debate before Iowa.

And why does this news dominate the Debate - BECAUSE ELIZABETH WARREN Leaked this "Fake" news. She handed this race to Biden.

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TBH, Pete is probably the big winner in the Sanders-Warren spat.

Not really. Biden is. Pete has 0 support from African American & Hispanic voters among when Biden & Bernie are 1 & 2 & Warren is 3rd.

So Biden is the one who profits. Before the debate the whole conversation was about Iraq war vote & Sanders team was going after Biden for his support of Social Security Cuts & now the entire conversation is if Sanders said something in private (1 on 1) to Warren which was offensive/sexist etc. That will dominate the news cycle - The last debate before Iowa.

And why does this news dominate the Debate - BECAUSE ELIZABETH WARREN Leaked this "Fake" news. She handed this race to Biden.

Ehh...Pete's more likely than Biden to win Iowa imo.

Biden led the last Iowa Poll but it will be irrelevant because Pete is toast beyond NH. He can win Iowa & NH & then taper off because he is 4th choice for African American & Hispanic voters.

Sanders or Warren can also win Nevada & make SC much closer. They can also beat Biden in California & Texas. You can't lose both the African American & Hispanic vote. You atleast need to win one, if not both. Pete is in no position to win either. Sanders can win the Hispanic vote & make the African American vote closer (Warren also to some extent though not as much as Sanders).

This squabbling may mean Joe can win Iowa, NH, Nevada & SC sweep 4-0 before Super Tuesday. There is a genuine chance for that & right now Sanders was the one who could have stopped this.

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Pete has really fallen off. He is a 8% odd in early states & is probably 3rd place in Iowa & NH. I hope he gets the 15% threshold because otherwise Biden will win. He needs to spend more money & get to 15-16%+.

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Pete got 2% of the Black vote in Nevada & 8-9% odd of the Hispanic vote. It is over & it is time for him to drop out.

He has no path while getting 2% of the Black vote.

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This past Fall, we were campaigning near Reno, and in the middle of my remarks, the power went out completely. I was speaking to a dark room, with no microphone, raising my voice to make myself heard.

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It only took a moment, but then something happened. One person held up the glowing screen of their phone. And then another, and then another, everyone holding up their lit phones together, until the whole room lit up.

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And I couldn’t see who was who, behind each light—who was young and who was old, who was white and who was Black or Latino or Asian or native, who was on two feet and who was in a wheelchair.

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I saw each little light and knew that behind it was an American who saw the lights go out and knew to do something about it. All it took was one person, and others began to do the same.


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If we can light up a high school gym—we can light a neighborhood.

If we can light up a neighborhood—we can light a city.

If we can light up a city—we can light up our country.

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To those who questioned whether a Midwestern mayor could gather a national movement around a new kind of politics—your are the answer. And to everyone who believes in what we’re building—this is your night. This is your campaign.

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Pete Buttigieg embarrassed himself & fleed a Fight for 15 rally. He turned their to support them & they changed Pete can't be our President & where is 15 in South Bend to his face time & again.

It was hilarious & Pete ended up literally running away. The video is all over the Internet.