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babylonsister

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Sat Feb 23, 2019, 07:48 AM Feb 2019

Pete Buttigieg... [View all]

https://politicalwire.com/2019/02/22/bonus-quote-of-the-day-1101/

Bonus Quote of the Day
February 22, 2019 at 5:02 pm EST By Taegan Goddard


“Look, you could be a senior senator and have never managed more than a hundred people in your life. I not only have more years of government experience than the president of the United States, but I have more years of executive experience than the vice president of the United States, and more wartime experience than anybody who arrived in the office since George H.W. Bush.”

— South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, quoted by the Washington Post, on his experience to be president despite being 37 years old.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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Pete Buttigieg... [View all] babylonsister Feb 2019 OP
Come on over, babylonsister! True Dough Feb 2019 #1
I'm in! n/t sazemisery Feb 2019 #3
Gonna turn that sazemisery True Dough Feb 2019 #4
I like him, too TD. littlemissmartypants Feb 2019 #6
I made Biden my avatar but I just as easily could be Undecided because that's truly where I am now. lark Feb 2019 #11
I had a good first gut feeling about Julio Castro, too. littlemissmartypants Feb 2019 #17
Castro is someone I don't know much about, but am looking forward to learning more. lark Feb 2019 #19
i like him. Kurt V. Feb 2019 #2
Cool! Like him enough to get his picture True Dough Feb 2019 #5
I like him too radical noodle Feb 2019 #8
lol. not quite yet. some debates first Kurt V. Feb 2019 #22
Sure. I'm up for some debates True Dough Feb 2019 #23
no way. can two ppl debate on the same side of an issue. ? Kurt V. Feb 2019 #24
Hmm. Maybe we can do it here anyway True Dough Feb 2019 #26
You're at exactly 8k post . nice! Kurt V. Feb 2019 #27
He is a good candidate but be CAREFUL.. when he doesnt get he nomination.. dont go vote lancelyons Feb 2019 #7
There's only one group here radical noodle Feb 2019 #10
Ain't that the truth. MrsCoffee Feb 2019 #18
I heard him on the radio a couple of days ago Recursion Feb 2019 #9
I like him too and being 37 is an asset sometimes. I will happily switch from Brown if the patricia92243 Feb 2019 #12
I saw an interview with him somewhere. He seems like a smart, great person. pdsimdars Feb 2019 #13
I'm a HUGE fan - just not sure if I'm ready to make the 100% commitment, but bullwinkle428 Feb 2019 #14
I love him Politicub Feb 2019 #15
Right, and right again! True Dough Feb 2019 #25
Remember our last 3 Democratic Presidents... Moostache Feb 2019 #16
And ALL were relatively young when elected. We don't have a great record when we nominate bullwinkle428 Feb 2019 #20
As I've pointed out before, the average age of our last 5 Democratic presidents was... Garrett78 Feb 2019 #34
Obama was hardly unknown. crazytown Feb 2019 #32
I just made a modest contribution to his campaign, just stay informed on all things Pete. bullwinkle428 Feb 2019 #21
Been around a while, long enough Stare Decisis Feb 2019 #28
I haven't seen much of him but I like what I've seen calguy Feb 2019 #29
I'm on board Runningdawg Feb 2019 #30
Maybe CSPAN has his speech at DNC leadership 2017 somewhere? floppyboo Feb 2019 #33
Article said pronounce his name boot-edge-edge. Does this sound right??? I'd like to see him patricia92243 Feb 2019 #31
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