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In reply to the discussion: Buttigieg has 'enormous respect' for Hillary Clinton, says she was 'ill-served' by strategy... [View all]mobeau69
(11,141 posts)12. The popular vote?
That's like saying after you lose 9 to 5 in game 7 of the World Series that you got more hits than the other team! That and a buck will get you a cup of coffee.
God knows how many votes the basket of deplorables comment cost us when there was absolutely no upside to it
for our side other than a little short lived satisfaction.
My daughter was ready to vote for Hillary until she called her mother (my ex) deplorable. She is loyal to her mother above all else. I tried to get her to reconsider but there was no conversation to be had after that.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
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Buttigieg has 'enormous respect' for Hillary Clinton, says she was 'ill-served' by strategy... [View all]
babylonsister
Mar 2019
OP
He should just run his own campaign and not critique one that ended 3 years ago.
George II
Mar 2019
#46
Analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of previous campaigns is not "taking a shot at them"
IndianaDave
Apr 2019
#114
hillary piled up millions of extra votes in CA and lost where it mattered most nt
msongs
Mar 2019
#3
Actually, that was completely consistent with the quote that got him into trouble. n/t
femmedem
Mar 2019
#19
Buttigieg has made strides in his city, but it's taken eight years, some gentrification,
lapucelle
Apr 2019
#132
He's peaked. That's it. This is his high-water mark. Sadly, for him it's all downhill from here.
NurseJackie
Mar 2019
#34
A flash in the pan... he won't be our party's nominee. The novelty of it has worn off.
NurseJackie
Mar 2019
#102
You do realize that Pete Buttigieg is proposing to scrap the electoral college?
True Dough
Mar 2019
#64
Florida, Ohio, Michigan, etc Clint because California votes the way it does.
Renew Deal
Mar 2019
#59
Yes. My ex was lost a long time ago. My daughter is loyal to her above all else.
mobeau69
Mar 2019
#18
Agree, barbtrees & Pete's observations about '16 are being blown out of proportion by a few here.
mobeau69
Mar 2019
#38
This didn't help in the rust belt either. This and "deplorables" comment was not good strategy.
mobeau69
Mar 2019
#17
the amazing thing is democrats still analyze politics as if rw radio didn't exist
certainot
Mar 2019
#58
He apparently doesn't have good instinct then. Pence was rotten 2 years ago too.
fleabiscuit
Mar 2019
#69
I really don't give a rat about Trump, Pence, or Pete. Or how they commingle with each other.
fleabiscuit
Mar 2019
#77
I didn't. Someone wanted the words. Words+Google. Not that it makes any difference anyway. nt
fleabiscuit
Mar 2019
#101
I don't think it was that she said America is great, that actually was a smart appeal to patriotism,
mr_liberal
Mar 2019
#79
This is what I mean when I say "he's inexperienced at national politicking."
Honeycombe8
Mar 2019
#99
If they voted for him "just to kind of burn the house down" then they expected him to be terrible.
betsuni
Mar 2019
#103
All the people who say Buttigieg said this wrong or that wrong or apologized too little too late
marylandblue
Apr 2019
#123