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28. The bungled black chief matter, the loss of 50% of...

Reply to leftofcool (Reply #26)

Sat Jun 29, 2019, 12:25 PM

Jun 2019

POC officers from the police force, the 6 recently sworn in new officers are all white, the killing of an AA by an officer without his body cam on and the protests and ugly confrontation about votes (white chief goes unpunished btw).

Not hard to understand. And AAs across nation are watching.

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

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Pete Buttigieg Dismisses 'Electability' of Older, White Male Candidate Versus Trump: ... [View all] DonViejo Jun 2019 OP

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2019 #1

He is right leftofcool Jun 2019 #2

Move America Forward Again. KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2019 #3

Great slogan grantcart Jun 2019 #9

Agreed!! n/t MBS Jun 2019 #13

"Electability" has always been a silly argument. Gore1FL Jun 2019 #4

Mostly that was primaries. Igel Jun 2019 #7

Totally makes sense. Indiana broke out of its red state coma ONLY when an inspirational candidate... DemocracyMouse Jun 2019 #5

The financial crisis of 2008 killed McCain's campaign - Obama was likely going to win that race Midwestern Democrat Jun 2019 #11

Today we have a different kind of crisis, which is even worse in many ways Martin Eden Jun 2019 #20

I agree. KPN Jun 2019 #6

He is so smart, so clear in his thinking Perseus Jun 2019 #8

He will be President some day grantcart Jun 2019 #10

Pete may be smart but still wet behind the ears & a little too smug for my taste onetexan Jun 2019 #21

Agreed. He hasn't shown he can get support from AAs in his own town... brush Jun 2019 #23

Agree onetexan Jun 2019 #24

And you know this how? leftofcool Jun 2019 #26

The bungled black chief matter, the loss of 50% of... brush Jun 2019 #28

If anyone is too smug, it's Biden, not Buttigieg. Buttigieg is confident, not too smug. mtnsnake Jun 2019 #30

overly confident when you really haven't yet proven yourself can come across as too smug. onetexan Jun 2019 #33

The dem mantra should be "END THE INSANITY" onlyadream Jun 2019 #12

A very interesting take. For the most part, I concur. Firestorm49 Jun 2019 #14

Risky tactic if you ask me. A white male writing off another? brush Jun 2019 #15

Pete didn't go after Joe's age. Read past the headline. yardwork Jun 2019 #19

Not directly but he did. brush Jun 2019 #22

I don't read it that way. yardwork Jun 2019 #25

2008: Biden was on the ticket. crazytown Jun 2019 #16

This is not 2008. yardwork Jun 2019 #18

He's absolutely right. We must offer bold promises. yardwork Jun 2019 #17

But bold promises are useless if they can't be kept. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #27

I've changed my thinking on that. yardwork Jun 2019 #29

But if you promise free college and free health care The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #31

Apparently it's fine. You just say it's taking a long time but you're fighting. yardwork Jun 2019 #32