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Joe BidenCongratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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Pete just passed Joe Biden on the DU leaderboard! (Original Post) BluesRunTheGame Apr 2019 OP
Congratulations! Mike Nelson Apr 2019 #1
Harris is probably my 2nd choice. BluesRunTheGame Apr 2019 #3
If ONLY his last name were Burns, Buckingham, or something that sandensea Apr 2019 #2
Sorry to burst your bubble PDittie Apr 2019 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver Apr 2019 #6
That is insane. sfwriter Apr 2019 #5
Pete's last name rolls right off my tongue now. Took about an hour..LOL n/t monmouth4 Apr 2019 #7
 

Mike Nelson

(9,954 posts)
1. Congratulations!
Mon Apr 15, 2019, 09:15 PM
Apr 2019

… I'm dreaming of a Kamala/Pete... or Pete/Kamala ticket...

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

BluesRunTheGame

(1,615 posts)
3. Harris is probably my 2nd choice.
Mon Apr 15, 2019, 09:17 PM
Apr 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

sandensea

(21,627 posts)
2. If ONLY his last name were Burns, Buckingham, or something that
Mon Apr 15, 2019, 09:15 PM
Apr 2019

Then again, a skinny guy called Barack Obama won two presidential elections - and by handy margins.

So I guess anything possible for a polished, articulate guy like Mayor Pete.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

PDittie

(8,322 posts)
4. Sorry to burst your bubble
Mon Apr 15, 2019, 09:19 PM
Apr 2019

but this development doesn't mean a single solitary thing in the grand scheme.

Congratulations anyway.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided

Response to PDittie (Reply #4)

 

sfwriter

(3,032 posts)
5. That is insane.
Mon Apr 15, 2019, 09:25 PM
Apr 2019

I guess I'd attribute it to two things:

1. He is actually IN the race.

2. DUers actually listen to or read the candidate's remarks. Since Buttigieg's speeches read like a West Wing speech, they were bound to be popular.

Things this is not:

Support in any meaningful or substantive way.

Reflective of any vote anywhere.

Things this is:

Indicative of potential appeal. The more Mayor Pete can get out there, the better his chances.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

monmouth4

(9,694 posts)
7. Pete's last name rolls right off my tongue now. Took about an hour..LOL n/t
Mon Apr 15, 2019, 10:10 PM
Apr 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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