Posted on 02/04/2020 2:05:10 PM PST by SeekAndFind
DES MOINES, Iowa—The thing about a victory speech, generally, is that it requires a victory. But when this year’s Iowa caucus didn’t quickly produce one, Pete Buttigieg claimed the win as his anyway.
The other candidates who spoke last night mumbled about the mess, proclaimed “on to New Hampshire!,” and said all the other things you’re supposed to say when results are up in the air. Buttigieg strutted onstage, smiling confidently as his well-prepped supporters chanted “BOOT-EDGE-EDGE” behind him, and in his very first sentence declared that “an improbable hope became an undeniable reality.
“We don’t know all the results,” Buttigieg added in a riff that was, like the rest of the speech, designed to evoke former President Barack Obama. “But we know, by the time it’s all said and done, Iowa, you have shocked the nation, because by all indications, we are going on to New Hampshire victorious.”
Maybe it’s his calculated manner, or the way he waves at a crowd like an animatronic member of the British royal family, or his midwestern aw-shucks niceness. But more than a year into his presidential campaign, despite all the attention paid to his candidacy, people still miss how aggressive Buttigieg is.
That’s what the victory-without-a-victory speech he gave last night was about.
Compare Buttigieg’s message with that of Joe Biden, who gave a shorter, less scripted speech. “We feel good about where we are,” the former vice president said. “We’re going to do this, I promise you. I promise you we’re going to get this done. God willing, we’ll do it together. On to New Hampshire!”
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And I am King of the Universe!!
If he wasn’t a Rat candidate he’d be under 72 hour observation right now.
Let him have his moment in the sun.
Peter Pooper is soiling the Clown Car.
Smart man.
Well, not sure about the ‘man’ part but definitely the move of a winner.
He was told he would win, only to fade down the stretch
Did he kiss his HUSBAND??
Well 63 percent of results are in and he’s CORRECT.
Who would believe ANYTHING from Iowa today?
Drama queen
Pete - 26.9%
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Sanders - 25.1%
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Warren - 18.3%
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Biden - 15.6%
700,000 or so registered Democrats in Iowa. Mayo Pete has 27,000 votes right now. I suspect a large percent of his votes are gay. I doubt they even polled that question.
NBC News just reported that the CEO of the crap company that made the crap app for the Democrats iowa caucuses is married to a senior advisor for Mayor Petey. The Bernie Bros better to be ready to riot in Milwaukee.
I don’t know. He’d make a great challenger for Trump. You know all those gay black and Hispanics men and women will put him over the top!
Well the thing is I have No Idea where that 62 percent is from and you may be right..the strong areas may have come in for Butt already.
We shall see.
CIA’s boy!
If this holds, I am COMPLETELY wrong in my guesses before yesterday’s caucus.
I thought Sanders, then Biden then Warren and then either butt and Kobl..either/or in 4th or 5th.
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