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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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In reply to the discussion: Fox News' Brit Hume: Buttigieg May Be 'Most Impressive Candidate I've Seen' Since Obama [View all]mitch96
(13,890 posts)21. Splitting the vote is nothing new..
Joe Kennedy did it to help his son, young Jack Kennedy win in congress 1946..
JFK ran against a candidate named Joe Russo, and Russo claims that Joseph Kennedy deliberately split his votes. Allegedly, Kennedy paid a custodian whose name was also Joe Russo to run in the election. Voters, would get confused about which Russo was which, and hed split his votes in half. JFK won...
https://www.sunypress.edu/pdf/60974.pdf
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Fox News' Brit Hume: Buttigieg May Be 'Most Impressive Candidate I've Seen' Since Obama [View all]
highplainsdem
May 2019
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My opinion, too. I think they're trying to help Biden's rivals for the nomination. His strongest
highplainsdem
May 2019
#19
Hume is not an "extreme right winger". I'm sure he'll never get a White House invite.
oldsoftie
May 2019
#13
No true right winger ever compliments ANY Democrat, especially one running for Pres.
oldsoftie
May 2019
#25
Well, what more proof than Buttigieg sounds like an R? And Hume elitist in toto.
snowy owl
May 2019
#8
LOL! Hume criticized Mayor Pete's policies, just praised his presence, comparing him
highplainsdem
May 2019
#20
Oh dear. I seem to have rattled some cages. And I thought DU was a place to talk politics. LOL.
snowy owl
May 2019
#29
Whatever Fox's motives might be, I think this is a huge positive for Mayor Pete and for us as well
mtnsnake
May 2019
#30
Just to confirm: no candidate should go on Fox because they'll be beaten up for Republican purposes
brooklynite
May 2019
#31