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applegrove

(118,659 posts)
Sun Apr 28, 2019, 05:18 PM Apr 2019

REUTERS Pete Buttigieg bills himself as a turnaround expert

 REUTERS

Pete Buttigieg bills himself as a turnaround expert
https://www.politicususa.com/2019/04/28/pete-buttigieg-bills-himself-as-a-turnaround-expert.html


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Buttigieg stresses a key difference in his and Trump’s approaches.

Trump, he tells crowds, is mired in the past, promising to rebuild the 20th century industrial economy. Buttigieg argues the pledge is misleading and unrealistic.

Buttigieg says his focus is on the future, and he often talks about what the country might look like decades from now.

“The only way that we can cultivate what makes America great is to look to the future and not be afraid of it,” Buttigieg said in Marshalltown.

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

(53,778 posts)
2. What has he turned around?
Sun Apr 28, 2019, 07:04 PM
Apr 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

applegrove

(118,659 posts)
4. South Bend. Not easy for a one factory town that lost its factory years ago.
Sun Apr 28, 2019, 07:37 PM
Apr 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

brush

(53,778 posts)
8. From what I understand he's not that popular in the AA community of that small town...
Mon Apr 29, 2019, 04:25 PM
Apr 2019

which carries over to his popularity among black voters nationwide—2%.

Can't win anything with that anemic polling with an important segment of the party base. IMO he's way too early to be entering presidential politics.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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leftofcool

(19,460 posts)
9. Actually, I am hearing it differently
Mon Apr 29, 2019, 04:31 PM
Apr 2019

His popularity with Black voters is about to make a big turn around

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brush

(53,778 posts)
11. It just heard the 2% polling this morning. And I'm AA btw. He's literally unknown in the AA...
Mon Apr 29, 2019, 05:22 PM
Apr 2019

community outside of the Midwest. There's Harris, Booker, Warren, Biden, even Sanders more popular.

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femmedem

(8,203 posts)
3. I think Pete is as likely to win Rust Belt states as Biden.
Sun Apr 28, 2019, 07:16 PM
Apr 2019

I think Warren could, too.

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msongs

(67,406 posts)
5. forward thinking is a great thing esp compared to stuck in the past nt
Sun Apr 28, 2019, 09:12 PM
Apr 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
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leftofcool

(19,460 posts)
6. Forward thinking
Sun Apr 28, 2019, 10:27 PM
Apr 2019

I expect will win over the rust belt.

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Undecided
 

applegrove

(118,659 posts)
7. I think so too. America did not become America because people were mired in the past.
Sun Apr 28, 2019, 10:42 PM
Apr 2019

I think people will realize they are starved for real leadership.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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leftofcool

(19,460 posts)
10. Yes they are starved and I think Pete is the one to lead us out of the abyss
Mon Apr 29, 2019, 04:32 PM
Apr 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
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