Members Lucky Posted March 29, 2019 Members Posted March 29, 2019 (edited) The latest Washington Post rankings of the Democratic Presidential Wannabees: The Ranking Position Challenger Change Over Last Ranking 1. Joe Biden — 2. Bernie Sanders UP 1 3. Kamala D. Harris DOWN 1 4. Pete Buttigieg UP 4 5. Beto O’Rourke DOWN 1 6. Elizabeth Warren UP 1 7. Cory Booker DOWN 2 8. Amy Klobuchar DOWN 3 9. Kirsten Gillibrand UP 3 10. Stacey Abrams RETURNS TO RANKING 11. John Hickenlooper DOWN 2 12. Michael Bennet DOWN 2 13. Julián Castro DOWN 2 14. (TIE) Jay Inslee DOWN 1 14. (TIE) Howard Schultz Edited March 29, 2019 by Lucky Quote
Members kena0703 Posted March 30, 2019 Members Posted March 30, 2019 how is Liz Warren #6? shouldn't she be much higher? :O Quote
Members Lucky Posted March 30, 2019 Author Members Posted March 30, 2019 Buttigieg went to San Francisco, where Kamala Harris is from. How did he do? Read more; https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/29/pete-buttigieg-san-francisco-1243203 Quote
Members nycman Posted March 30, 2019 Members Posted March 30, 2019 Am I the only one who sees “Buttplug” everytime I see his name? I know it’s third grade humor at best....but it’s true! Quote
Members Lucky Posted March 30, 2019 Author Members Posted March 30, 2019 You need to hear him speak. That should reframe your reaction to him. He's a quality guy and we can be proud that he is not messing this up. In other words, he speaks well for his community. I am proud of him. Latbear4blk, Pete1111 and boiworship 3 Quote
Members Lucky Posted March 30, 2019 Author Members Posted March 30, 2019 (edited) In Friday's NY Times, there was a favorable article about Butigieg. What I noted in the article that concerned me was a statement from David Axelrod, Obama's former political consultant. He is supposed to be a friend of Pete's, but he says that Beto O'Rourke has a bigger fishing pole than Pete does. I guess he would know, but they are fishing for many of the same voters. I hope the contest does not come down to who has the bigger pole. The women candidates would not fare well. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/28/us/politics/buttigieg-2020-president.html Edited March 30, 2019 by Lucky add link Quote
Members Latbear4blk Posted March 31, 2019 Members Posted March 31, 2019 15 hours ago, Lucky said: You need to hear him speak. That should reframe your reaction to him. He's a quality guy and we can be proud that he is not messing this up. In other words, he speaks well for his community. I am proud of him. What I like the most of him is that he does not represent the gay community but every rational, empathetic, common sense person. I never like religious people, but I do like him a lot. Quote
Members blueskies Posted April 1, 2019 Members Posted April 1, 2019 On 3/30/2019 at 9:20 AM, nycman said: Am I the only one who sees “Buttplug” everytime I see his name? I know it’s third grade humor at best....but it’s true! I didn't, but now that's definitely all I'll see nycman 1 Quote
Members Candyman Posted April 9, 2019 Members Posted April 9, 2019 He's the first candidate I've donated to this time. I hope he continues to do well. Quote
Members Lucky Posted April 9, 2019 Author Members Posted April 9, 2019 He is speaking very well. Even if ultimately he doesn't win, he i saying things that the other candidates shy away from. Ill be sending in my own check. Quote
Members boiworship Posted April 9, 2019 Members Posted April 9, 2019 On 3/31/2019 at 7:19 AM, Latbear4blk said: What I like the most of him is that he does not represent the gay community but every rational, empathetic, common sense person. I never like religious people, but I do like him a lot. As far as religious denominations go, the Episcopal Church is gay-affirming and offers a lovely liturgical service. One Sunday morning a few years ago a provider and I entered an Episcopal cathedral midway through the service and lustily sang the recessional hymn. Quote
badagio12 Posted April 9, 2019 Posted April 9, 2019 Yeah, he talks about policy like he knows his way around it. Hopefully, he will go all the way... Quote
Members Lucky Posted April 14, 2019 Author Members Posted April 14, 2019 I made my first donation and bought my first t-shirt today to support Pete Buttigieg Quote