Posted on 03/01/2020 5:35:35 PM PST by gandalftb
Pete Buttigieg is dropping out of the Democratic presidential race, two aides confirmed to NBC News on Sunday, ending a campaign that enjoyed a meteoric rise and outshone more experienced competitors but ultimately fell short after being dogged by a lack of minority support.
The former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, was supposed to travel to Texas but will instead return to Indiana, where he planned to make an announcement later Sunday night.
It isn't clear who Buttigieg's supporters will now back or whether he will endorse one of the remaining candidates.
Representatives of both the Buttigieg and Biden campaigns have been in discussions about potentially consolidating support around the former vice president, a source with knowledge told NBC News.
A Biden campaign official separately said Buttigieg and Biden tried to connect this afternoon and traded voice mail messages.
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Trump’s fault.
No. Really.
Probably looking for a VP slot.
Well, some kind of slot. Or keyhole. Or something.
The fix is in to screw Bernie again.
He wont care. But his Bernie Bots will.
He dropped out to spend more time doing Kegel exercises.
Bootyfudge is unemployed, $0.50 hand job, $2.50 a BJ
gay mens room attendant, or community organizer, take your pick Pete.
Headlong to socialism! When a gay guy and his First Gentleman partner ARNT EXTREME ENOUGH for the party whose platform is WE HATE TRUMP!
Per Trump’s communications guy: “Apparently insufferable condescension wasn’t what voters were looking for”.
Hes bought and paid for and will give his delegates to the oligarchy with their pedo brain damaged phony puppet candidate.
I suspect this is part of a DNC effort to get everyone even slightly to the right of Comrade Bernie to get out and give their delegates to a single candidate at the convention so on the second ballot that candidate will defeat Sanders. If Sanders goes into the convention with anything less than a majority of pledged delegates, he loses.
The fix is in.
Nobody quits that easy.
He didn’t want to leave his friends behind.
If he endorses miniMike we know the check is in the mail.
Good riddance. Most likely caught CNN, et al, by surprise.
Seriously ... who is left?
Bloomberg
Everyone else is cashing out...
Mini Mike is their Candidate (heard it here first)
LOL.. Love that video! That’s really Trump, right? What’s the story behind that video?
“Bummer! I guess, in the end, he just couldnt take it.”
You naughty person, you!
The reason Petey went so hard after Amy was that he knew this year is not his year, and he really doesn't want it to be since the Dem candidate is going to get slaughtered. Amy is the only other Dem on the stage that night who will still be politically alive in 2024, so that was his real competition.
Bernie or Biden will not pick another white guy to join them on the ticket. The slot is and has always been saved for Easy Spice, also known as Kamala, who brings both color and vagina to the ticket.
Last night, here at CREEP, we wept for Steyer. Tonight, we weep for Mayo Pete.
How much more can we take?
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