Posted on 02/08/2020 6:41:22 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Analysis: The former South Bend mayor's momentum moment renews nagging questions about experience and ability to represent people of color.
MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Pete Buttigieg came into Friday night's Democratic presidential debate here riding a wave of momentum from Iowa. He walked out facing a new round of nagging questions about his inexperience and his ability to represent the interests of a diverse party.
The first could have more of a direct impact on his chances in this state — where he is running neck and neck with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., in recent polling — while the second threatens his viability when the primary calendar turns to states with significant African American and Latino populations.
One one level, these are good problems for the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, to have. He was in the spotlight, open to a new level of scrutiny from ABC's debate moderators and more aggressive attacks from his rivals, because of his success in Monday's Iowa's caucuses.
But he also found himself in a political box of his own making.
Buttigieg has held himself out as the candidate who can best bridge divides between the progressive and centrist wings of his own party and between the Republican and Democratic parties. Running on a unity message makes it harder for him to punch back assertively when he comes under fire and that makes him look less ready to go to war with Trump. That's a lesson most of the other candidates who have positioned themselves between centrist former Vice President Joe Biden and progressive stalwart Sanders already have learned — some of them after they dropped out of the race.
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Harvard, Rhodes Scholar, McKinsey - does anyone expect that this unifying clown is just another globalist.
"Diverse" = Black Democrats do not like homosexuals, especially white ones.
Like I said before, if I ever wake up to a male president who is “married” to a male, there isn’t enough Jack Daniels on the planet to keep me inebriated enough.
Party of sin and depravity.
I caught about an hour of that freak show.
The same old crap..only they are taking it up several notches.
Talking about 60 trillion dollar budgets and racist America.
Oh, and Trump is guilty, a liar and a crook.
The guy won’t get in because the Democrats can’t load the Diversity clown bus without offending half their base.
But any of these Democrats will be easy picking' for Trump.
Imagine Bloomberg trying to debate Trump! Warren! Ernie Sanders--one can't bear to watch! And who are the rest of these people? I can't even remember--they're all going to lose anyway.
The first man..will he be modeling off expensive designer gowns?
Don't forget he was Naval Intelligence.
He's the candidate of the Deep State.
Christie said Mayor Pete looked like a deer in headlights after he gave a no answer and the moderator gave a tough follow-up question on black police officers.
“..African American and Latino populations.”
Pete is not going to fix this ever. The males of this group are not fond of gats.
May happen some day, but when it does it sure won’t be powder puff Pete..
He wouldn’t win his home state in a statewide election. The idea he’s going to be president is laughable.
gats=gays.
Look for his husband to be taking the attack dog role then?
Watch his speech pattern and mannerisms. Pure Obama clone in many instances. Heard a report that he pre practices hide debates with all these in mind. Take is as fake does.
When will we hear all the great things he’s done as mayor of his city to improve the lives of the people living there
Trump is all results on a nationwide/ international scale.
Also Mighty Mike. Do we really want NYC cloned on a national scale.
If all those ads of his great accomplishments were so good why did he have to self declare?
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