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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Pete, what were you thinking? [View all]calimary
(81,322 posts)282. Yep.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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I agree, Cha. He's not thinking when he makes statements like that. Very disappointing.
highplainsdem
Mar 2019
#9
Mayor Pete disrespected Hillary for calling her Hillary?! Now, I've heard EVERYTHING!!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2019
#70
Well, that's for sure!! Love Mayor Pete... not surprised he's starting to get
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2019
#183
There's still time! Don't give up hope! There's time for them all to be accused....
Honeycombe8
Mar 2019
#299
Zero, it's called the "Bernie treatment"...that's when a progressive begins to climb in the polls.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2019
#185
Yeah, he's a progressive who's kickin ass in the polls... therefore he's guilty!!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2019
#187
This is disgusting Cha. According to trump, the big peoblems in our economy and democracy were
lunamagica
Mar 2019
#25
"According to trump, the big peoblems in our economy and democracy were created by immigration and
Cha
Mar 2019
#29
Right, Cha. Saying that the quote is irrelevant bercause is a month old is laugahble
lunamagica
Mar 2019
#32
When people still claim HRC is racist because of a word she said in a speech decades ago,
betsuni
Mar 2019
#40
So you don't think Russia or voter suppression had anything to do with Trump getting elected?
ehrnst
Apr 2019
#304
I Totally Agree with You. I can hardly wait to see Pete debate Trump. Pure Comedy!
IndianaDave
Mar 2019
#82
Thanks for posting. I was disappointed to see some DUers jump on M. Pete and yank ...
SWBTATTReg
Mar 2019
#202
Am waiting to hear "establishment" -- will not be long if "centrist incrementalism"
betsuni
Mar 2019
#156
If your life was not great, if you were feeling disconnected and alienated (regardless of race,
Celerity
Mar 2019
#144
I live in NYS where "incrementalist" Democrat Andrew Cuomo delivered the $15/hr minimum wage,
lapucelle
Mar 2019
#153
Those aren't radical ideas nobody heard of before 2016 that needed a revolution to get done?
betsuni
Mar 2019
#162
If incrementalism is the main thrust, (and Buttigieg is no wild-eyed radical) then, seeing as
Celerity
Mar 2019
#171
that's tosh cherry-picking out one very small part of of the outcomes of his policies
Celerity
Mar 2019
#177
African American wages, housing ownership, wealth, employment rates all are up
Celerity
Mar 2019
#180
8 years? Turning around any city would take lots longer, believe me. You can't turn around...
SWBTATTReg
Mar 2019
#204
You've got it exactly right. This is another change election, for real this time.
marylandblue
Mar 2019
#223
Does the "costal elite" thing mean he thinks all of Calfornia is Silicon Valley?
Merlot
Mar 2019
#34
Trump repeatedly called himself a billionaire so clearly Pete was referring to him
dsc
Mar 2019
#164
Part of the premise of Pete's campaign is midwest appeal. To win back MI, WI, etc.
thesquanderer
Mar 2019
#274
Please point out where in the article in that twitter thread he mentions either Hillary or Obama
dsc
Mar 2019
#166
Not thinking everything Hillary did was perfect is throwing her under the bus? (n/t)
thesquanderer
Mar 2019
#273
Old tweet & 2 and a half month old article rehash, he has much more fully fleshed
Celerity
Mar 2019
#8
sure, here are some links, and in the videos he goes into this subject as well
Celerity
Mar 2019
#24
Those remarks sound like Repuke Talking points, so no, we don't 'like' them
whathehell
Mar 2019
#105
He is saying that social and economic dislocation causes more racism and extremism.
marylandblue
Mar 2019
#154
Republicans destroyed our economy, and Trump enboldened racists to come out in full force.
emulatorloo
Mar 2019
#251
+1. Trump has little to zero support among working-class or economically stressed nonwhites
dalton99a
Mar 2019
#199
Right, praising trump is a big yawn. Also trump based his campaign on xenophobia
lunamagica
Mar 2019
#22
complete misrepresentation, & in his multiplicity of articles and videos on here he has RIPPED Trump
Celerity
Mar 2019
#26
You know, there are better strategies than bashing Hillary. This is not the first time he does that
lunamagica
Mar 2019
#35
HE didnt bash Hillary, false meme, that has been tried before and exposed as false
Celerity
Mar 2019
#38
glad to hear nobody had economic anxieties in 2018. everything on twitter is true eh? nt
msongs
Mar 2019
#23
Even on this point, I'm not terribly bothered by the 'Trump tapped into rural $ anxiety' angle ...
mr_lebowski
Mar 2019
#36
I just ran through all the Twitter comments from this 2 month old tweet of a even older article
Celerity
Mar 2019
#33
He lost me tonight on Bill Maher when he played the "I'm a Christian" card, and said that
stopbush
Mar 2019
#49
I am an athiest to the bone, and I have no problem with his stance, which I think you
Celerity
Mar 2019
#51
Right-wing media convinced white working class people they were victims of liberals.
betsuni
Mar 2019
#66
For someone who thinks Democrats ran on being only against Trump, he sure talks a lot about Trump.
betsuni
Mar 2019
#74
Excellent observation. ".. "At least he didn't go around saying that America was already great, like
Cha
Mar 2019
#75
And, I have to add, as if LA, SF, Seattle, NYC, Miami and all other big cities aren't full of
betsuni
Mar 2019
#76
the largest Christian Groups in the US are African AMericans and Hispanics . but people always want
JI7
Mar 2019
#69
in his defense i think as a gay man he feels he has to go a bit futher to prove something and not
JI7
Mar 2019
#72
Obama did not propose that Ds be overt about their religion, using it as a ploy
stopbush
Mar 2019
#256
Most people in the country are religious, though. So he was saying, if you want to win....
Honeycombe8
Mar 2019
#300
He has been putting his foot in his mouth all week. He is out of my top 5 for sure. n/t
seaglass
Mar 2019
#77
yes it is, save for the fact it is misrepresentational, utterly devoid of context and a Twitter bot
Celerity
Mar 2019
#91
I have to pay to read the WP. Is there a link that shows the ENTIRE interview? I have
patricia92243
Mar 2019
#86
No, he does not. Maga was a dog whistle for misogyny, racism, and xenophobia. That;s why
lunamagica
Mar 2019
#214
There is proof. White voters who worried about the economy and jobs voted for Hillary
lunamagica
Mar 2019
#224
yet they voted for pro free trade republicans for senate instead of people like Feingold
JI7
Mar 2019
#248
True, Not Every Critique of a Female is Misogynistic-However Some Critiques Are Exactly Misogynistic
dlk
Mar 2019
#239
"That was my problem with many voters: I skipped the venting and went straight to the solving."
betsuni
Mar 2019
#104
Sure sounds this way...people are still sensitive about any ref to HRC it seems and that's okay. ...
SWBTATTReg
Mar 2019
#215
lol. 1st ppl praised him for his honesty until he said something they disagree with.
Kurt V.
Mar 2019
#146
My first reaction was "So what?" but I have reached the same conclusion as you.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Mar 2019
#174
So now he sucks because he had the temerity to mildly criticize Clinton?
The Velveteen Ocelot
Mar 2019
#170
Nah he sucks for lying about Hillary's campaign. She talked jobs, income inequality
emulatorloo
Mar 2019
#184
Praising Trump, lying about Hillary? Well Pete, I guess I can check you off the list.
emulatorloo
Mar 2019
#181
The dystopia Trump painted was false. And as you know Obama and Clinton were describing
emulatorloo
Mar 2019
#255
If Pete had replaced 3 of the words in his tweet with these 3 words, it would have made more sense
mtnsnake
Mar 2019
#275
Trump opens his mouth and out comes hours of demented nonsense and he's a master
betsuni
Mar 2019
#276