Pete Buttigieg 2020 campaign megathread

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AOC slapped GOPete around.

Lol what kind of bubble do you live in where Pete is even close to a Republican

Probably the Twitterverse.

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Buttigieg said Democrats "aren't known for worrying about deficits and the debt" and Democrats need to "start getting interested in deficits and debt". This is a horrendous moderate hero stance. It blatantly ignores history given that Bill Clinton brought the budget from a large deficit to a big surplus and Obama reduced the deficit by 2/3rds, while of course every Republican administration starting with Reagan has seen a big increase in the deficit due to Republicans cutting taxes for the rich and increasing military spending. It isn't a valid criticism that Democrats have been disinterested about the deficit and fiscally irresponsible, so it's weird that Buttigieg seems to think this or at least says it publicly. Even while criticizing Trump, Buttigieg echoes Republican talking points. This seems illogical, why can't he like most Democrats make the case for the party on fiscal responsibility and be honest? Maybe he thinks undermining his party will attract swing voters and make him more moderate, most likely this kind of point-scoring will just help the Republicans.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7DPbqjuKFA

i dont think he was saying republicans are better with the budget, just that dems aren’t known for managing US debt like they are for other issues
https://twitter.com/lizcgoodwin/status/1202697922372087809?s=21

Except they haven't. Republicans only care about the deficit.

Clinton balanced the budget. Bush tanked it. Obama helped stop the bleeding. Trump jacked it back up.

...That’s literally what he said.

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These anti-Buttigieg progressives really are grasping at straws...

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People criticizes me for flip flopping

Eh, it's all in good fun though. But Tender Bredesen deserves criticism for his support of Pete.

That’s coming from the Bernie supporter.

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People criticizes me for flip flopping

Eh, it's all in good fun though. But Tender Bredesen deserves criticism for his support of Pete.

That’s coming from the Bernie supporter.

Ok boomer

Lmao I’m almost certainly younger than you.

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People criticizes me for flip flopping

Eh, it's all in good fun though. But Tender Bredesen deserves criticism for his support of Pete.

That’s coming from the Bernie supporter.

Ok boomer

Lmao I’m almost certainly younger than you.

Congrats on being a mental boomer then

Thanks it’s an honor.

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Pete is absolutely killing it in rural, conservative Iowa (which is showing his bipartisan appeal for the general election):

https://twitter.com/bhalle87/status/1218644222674440192

'The red wall is cracking': Buttigieg gets ovation after expecting protests

His campaign feared hostility in Iowa’s most conservative county. But the local response told a different story.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jan/18/pete-buttigieg-iowa-conservative-election-2020

This is confirmation that being gay isn’t as politically toxic as people thought it would be. I am getting Obama vibes.

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I wont be popular for long

Don't be ridiculous. You'll always be popular!

We need to make him a mod for the memes.

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Is he still running? Basically a nonentity at this point.

True, and sadly he would be one of the best candidates to take on Trump (I know, bold take) Unfortunately, the last month has been pretty bad for him. Hopefully he can revive his campaign but I have doubts.

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Another glitch emerges in Buttigieg's programming.

You guys really need to stop claiming Buttigieg is self-destructing every time he says some perfectly normal thing.

Basketball is traditionally played on a "court."

The fact that people are acting like this makes me support him even more. At this point, the Berniebros have ran out of straws to grasp and are swiping at thin air.

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It’s important to remember that the “moderates” this year are still very left, especially when compared to Hillary and Obama.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vox.com/platform/amp/2020/2/4/21121636/pete-buttigieg-beat-trump-win-2020-election-primaries

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I’ll take someone who pandered once to the Tea Party over someone who pandered once to the Soviets.

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https://mobile.twitter.com/JStein_WaPo/status/1225130915954921475

(For those who are being paywalled)
So essentially this article states that if an individual doesn’t choose to receive health insurance, they will automatically be enrolled in the government plan and will have to pay a back tax (but if they are below a certain income they will receive subsidies) Essentially this is ACA’s individual mandate but it comes with a higher cost than the penalties but gives actual coverage.

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The Pete derangement syndrome on this forum is insane. How the hell is Pete repeating “Republican talking points”?! Can you name a single damn Republican in the Senate or House who supports a public option in the same way as Pete or Amy?

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     Mayor Pete is not in a position to judge others here.

Pete is now somehow a fake Christian?
Get off the forum, we don’t need this here!

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Apparently Buttigieg staged a 9-year old coming out as gay at his speech today?

Lmao link?
I literally searched and can’t find a single thing.

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Apparently Buttigieg staged a 9-year old coming out as gay at his speech today?

Lmao link?
I literally searched and can’t find a single thing.

S T A G E D

This is disgusting and I might just withdraw my endorsement.

There’s nothing in that article that says it was staged.

That 9-year old boy wanted to talk with Pete on his own.

It's not that it was staged or not. Children shouldn't be coming out, especially not like this. Homosexuality in children should not be glorified and publicized. I have personal objections to this.

Well, at what age should people come out?

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Buttigieg is going to triple his support with African Americans after this debate.
Sadly 3 times 0 is still 0.

Speaking of which, each day Michael Bennet doubles his base. The Bennetslide is inevitable!

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What’s wrong with censorship?