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Music Man

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3. This is not a rally, however. He's not even the moderator of the town hall.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Sun Jun 23, 2019, 10:26 PM

Jun 2019

It seems to me that he's doing what his job requires: Quietly listening and offering thoughtful, non-combative responses.

Trying to take "command" when the room is as angry as it is would only backfire, I believe.

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

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The South Bend Town Hall with Pete Buttigieg is not going well (live on CNN) [View all] brooklynite Jun 2019 OP

Mayor Pete looks like someone died. greatauntoftriplets Jun 2019 #1

I just posted that. I hope someone can get past the rage. nolabear Jun 2019 #2

This is not a rally, however. He's not even the moderator of the town hall. Music Man Jun 2019 #3

He doesn't necessarily need to be in command in this particular situation, but it's clear he doesn't WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2019 #4

I think that the audience feels that he ignored developing problems. Blue_true Jun 2019 #5

It certainly highlights the risks of trying to go from mayor to presidential candidate in one leap. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2019 #6

For mayors, relationships between police and AAs are crucial. marylandblue Jun 2019 #7

There was an incident in my county a few years back. Blue_true Jun 2019 #8