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https://www.politicususa.com/2019/06/09/buttigieg-iowa-trump-wall.htmlPosted on Sun, Jun 9th, 2019 by Jason Easley
Pete Buttigieg Rocks Iowa And Tears Down Trumps White Nationalist Wall
Pete Buttigieg is climbing in the polls in Iowa, and while addressing the Iowa Democratic Party Hall Of Fame Forum took on Trumps wall and white nationalism.
Link to tweet
Buttigieg is within two points of second place in the latest Iowa poll, which dont mean much in the early stages of this race, but polls do illustrate who has momentum and who is stumbling. Buttigieg has found a message on veterans issues and national security that is working for him. Voters in the center lane of the Democratic Party who are looking for, lets be honest, a younger candidate than former vice president Biden are drawn to Buttigieg.
The wall wont do anything to stop the rise of white nationalism. The wall wont solve cybersecurity threats. The wall isnt even an answer on immigration. It is a simplistic symbol of hate and division, not strength and security.
Pete Buttigieg and Elizabeth Warren are the two Democrats who are on the rise in Iowa, and it is easy to see why many Hawkeye State Democrats find Mayor Pete appealing.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Tom Rinaldo
(22,911 posts)he is proving to be an excellent messenger. And in the process his personal profile is rising. He is very young and he has plenty of time in his political career to make inroads into constituencies who may be slow to embrace him; either because he is still so relatively unknown to them, or because they still have a little ways to go before they are willing to usher a gay couple into the White House.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
IndyOp
(15,502 posts)He must dramatically increase his support or he will not be viable. He is reaching out systematically -
Apologies for the link to Fox...
Democratic presidential candidate and Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Pete Buttigieg speaks to a crowd at the African American Leadership Council on June 6, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Dustin Chambers/Getty Images)
https://fox59.com/2019/06/06/pete-buttigieg-to-make-campaign-stop-in-bloomington-on-tuesday/
"South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg says new initiative could be example of reparations"
https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/south-bend-mayor-pete-buttigieg-says-new-initiative-could-be/article_76f00f67-0cdd-5970-a6c2-7562b3db6f71.html
Finally, he is not a johnny-come-lately to these concerns. The national media focused two negatives in regards to this relationship with AA South Bend community - not bothering to put them in context. Example: He heard a *lot* from the AA community before his first run for mayor about taking down abandoned houses. He listened and started the 1000 homes in 1000 days program - most homes were demolished, some were fixed up. Some criticized him for not providing enough support to fix up homes. Now SB invests $1,000,000 annually to fix up homes in neighborhoods in need.
Background on one outspoken member of the SB community interviewed by multiple media sources:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1293283
I had several good articles in a thread that I'd like to link here, but can't find them. Of course.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,513 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Indygram
(2,113 posts)And they sort of implied that he was struggling to find people. Not sure how true that is, but I imagine with so many candidates it's probably really hard to find top rate campaign staff.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)as the one and two percenters drop out. I'm sure there are staffers out there who thought that the candidate they signed to would be doing way better by now, and as soon as their salaries are cut to save money, they will be willing to jump ship.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
democrank
(11,084 posts)No waffling, no changing positions based on the pit stop location. He has sound reasoning, a clear vision, principled standards and a very, very sharp mind. Hes still at the top of my list along with Elizabeth Warren.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
mtnsnake
(22,236 posts)Plus he knows how to go after Trump in such a matter of fact style with no anger involved, just in a manner that makes you believe he is right.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
MBS
(9,688 posts)It's one of the attributes about him that impresses me the most.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
panfluteman
(2,061 posts)That it begs the question: What exactly WILL Trump's border wall protect us against - if anything? But protecting us against anything is not the reason Trump cooked up this whole cockamamy scheme. The real reasons for proposing the border wall are:
1) It is a potent symbol of bigotry and xenophobia and very useful as a rallying cry for white nationalists.
2) It will be very useful for lining his own pockets - the Trump organization will probably be behind the construction.
3) It will be a great big monument to Trump's overinflated ego.
4) It will be useful to deflect and divert attention away from the real problems and threats to our national security, like the Russian cyberattack - and Russian puppets like Trump himself, providing him with more cover under which to do Putin's dirty work of wrecking our democracy from within.
Kudos to Mayor Pete for courageously speaking out and calling Trump's bluff on what could be Trump's iconic signature proposal.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
RLG
(314 posts)Which means it makes it easy to swiftboat him, particularly to suppress African American voters.
Plus, many older African American voters will not vote for him.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
IluvPitties
(3,181 posts)I am glad we have him.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden