Posted on 10/18/2022 11:58:44 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
A new CNN report found that U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is more popular with Democratic candidates on the campaign trail than Vice President Kamala Harris, but what it really reveals are a set of gripes that Harris' allies have when it comes to her utilization on the stump.
The report found that Buttigieg — the young, articulate military veteran who ran for president in 2020 following two terms as the mayor of South Bend, Indiana — has become the most requested surrogate on the campaign trail for Democratic candidates in the midterms apart from President Joe Biden. It's clear that, when presented with this information, Harris' allies had to come up with excuses as for why a comparative political novice is more sought after than a career politician with a much larger national profile.
One is that Harris's security footprint is larger than Buttigieg's. Having the Secret Service and local police on scene creates financial and logistical problems that Buttigieg, who travels with just one bodyguard, doesn't have to worry about.
Another excuse is that Buttigieg is in charge of an agency that doles out billions of dollars in grants to states for infrastructure projects, which can be appealing to Democratic candidates.
Finally, Harris is — as one source in the CNN article put it — "in Biden's house." Buttigieg is not associated with Biden the way Harris is, which gives him more latitude with his remarks on the campaign trail.
Whether these excuses are justified is unclear. The reason for Buttigieg's popularity as a surrogate could be that candidates simply like him more than Harris.
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Pete Buttigieg made a mess in Indiana now he thinks he can play Biden LOSER.
Actually, he is both glib and articulate. His rhetoric skill is what people like Marco Rubio and Dan Bongino wish they could have.
I was going to say Butt-Judge would meet the Democrat shysters in the bathhouse, but heck Heels-Up will let the Democrat shysters MEAT her, so...
Who would you rather have in your foxhole?
I don’t want either one even NEAR my hole!
Sorry Kamala. As proven by freaks like Richard Levine, “Lea” Thomas, and Bruce Jenner, MEN make better women than women women.
The problem isn’t that some people like Pete, it is that NO ONE likes Kamala.
Now I can finally pronounce his name - Petey BootyGlib!
Black, woman, homosexual was the set-up until woman screwed it up!
They both wear kneepads. Call it a tie.
Harrises monster assprint, er, footprint is larger than Buddygugs.
Heels Up has allies? Who knew?
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