Republicans for Mayor Pete

[leftofcool]

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[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Thanks for posting this, my dear leftofcool!

It's very good, a great website. Here at last are decent, intelligent Republicans.

They have good things to say, smart observations to make, and best of all, they like Buttigieg.

I am glad they are on our side!

[RVN VET71]

2. Mayor Pete will stay in the race for the nomination, of course, but

the murder of a black man in South Bend by a cop with a long history of racial animus and whose body cam was conveniently off will make it very unlikely that Pete will galvanize the black vote in his favor. And without that, the Dems won't win in 2020.

That said, if Pete can somehow lift himself out of this mess, calm the city of South Bend, and somehow maintain the respect of both the black community and the police, he will have rescued his candidacy. I just do not see it happening and, in the short term, he's facing the real possibility of losing the black community, the police, or both.

[leftofcool]

3. And therein lies the stupidity of Dems eating their own

And I think you can easily figure out what I mean by that.

[IndianaDave]

4. You are, of course, entitled to your opinion, but it is simply speculation at this point.

I'm much more optimistic, and trust deeply in Pete's ability to work through this painful situation and succeed in winning over African-Americans as they get to know him better and learn that he will make their lives better. He truly cares about people, and he is no racist. Nor does he support any form of structural racism.

With this conviction, I will continue to support him politically and financially to the very end. He will come through this crisis, and establish himself as the candidate of choice. In spite of the difficulties that confront him right now, I'm truly hopeful that he will become our president.

[MBS]

5. I have the same faith.

There is just something special about him, and I think that he will prevail for that reason.