What does Pete need to win?

The white vote.

The gay vote.

Same as Obama and others before him - he needs to show first that he can win a state or two in the primary. That would demonstrate to the people that he can successfully run a campaign. People like a winner.

He's already got the naive vote.

Congrats, OP. I believe you have posted the first Pete Buttigieg fangirl thread of the new decade.

He needs to keep getting attacked by the progressives, the political elites, the altright, and blacks without stop before and after the nomination.

ME! Pete needs ME and my bubbly personality.

[quote] He's already got the naive vote.

Well he also already has the Wall Street big money backing behind him, so there's that.

3 inches, x2. Height and dick.

Vladimir Putin's blessing. Duh.

They don't call him Wall Street Pete, for nothing.

A YUGE can of Trump B-Gone Spray.

Hmm, who did "the blacks" vote for before Obama? Did they just write-in Jesse Jackson each time?

At least one child.

Experience, accomplishment, and ability

Pete might make a good VP but not gonna go all the way this time....

He needs to shorten his last name. Or change it.

chin implant, STAT. A new surname. AOBT.

AOBT?

MORE THREADS ABOUT HOW BERNIE IS BETTER THAN PETE!!

MORE!

MORE!!

MORE!!

Is he the one with the 10 inch cock?

R18, start such a thread and we will support you (and Senator Sanders).

He needs to come out as straight.

He needs to come out as the Republican that he really is.

Biden as his VP.

He needs Elise Stefanik to go public about all their sizzling on-campus sex back in their Harvard days.

He needs a catchy song and dance that will excite the African American community!

Several strategic deaths.

[quote] He needs to keep getting attacked by the progressives, the political elites, the altright, and blacks without stop before and after the nomination.

So... so far so good.

The youngest candidate, and yet most young people don't give a fuck about him. Tragic. A Democrat so young so out of touch with young people.

[Quote] So... so far so good.

Yes, r27 the rest will flock to him. They will swing the election.

A sensational "Grab 'em by the dick" revelation.

Worked for Trump . . .

Ten years, some gray hair, and experience in Congress.

If that came out, R30, I would love Pete even more.

A better resume with some more depth of experience might be a start. Can't imagine anyone thinking you can be mayor of a college town and somehow believe that qualifies you to be President.

A partner with a vagina.

He is not going to win. TYT has hit pieces on him daily. Far left twitter eviscerates him. Does not stand a chance. Which is a bit sad really.

The far left really, really hates gay men.

Leaked nudes with a thick 9 inches.

A good surgeon, a pair and a dick.

You think that TYT has influence beyond the far-left? They did the same with Hillary in 2016. As far as I can remember, she still became the nominee.

Speaking of TYT, I make sure to donate to Cenk's opponent, Christy Smith, in the Congressional race. Don't want that POS anywhere near Washington except as a tourist.

Nuclear Winter and a chin.

A willingness to inherit the bullshit that is about to go down in the Middle East. Yup, that’s what he needs.

[quote] As far as I can remember, she still became the nominee.

Yeah, and that worked out great, didn't it? Sorry, but we have too much to lose this time around. He can't be the nominee or Trump gets another 4 years and that can't happen.

He needs to support D r o p t h e T if he wants to inspire confidence within the gay community.

A miracle

90% of the people in "polls" who say they'd be okay with a gay president are less tolerant in the privacy of a voting booth.

That police scandal back in southbend, is still problematic for him and hanging over his head.

He fired a corrupt BLACK police chief. There is no there THERE.

White Diamonds

He needs to finally embrace his doppelganger, Hank Kimball, and re-enact this scene with Mitch McConnell as Mr. Ziffel, Sheldon Whitehouse as Oliver Douglas, and Billy Porter as Lisa Douglas.

He said "All Lives Matter" at a police rally. Not a good thing for someone looking for the black vote. One of the worst offenses for black people.

[quote] He is not going to win. TYT has hit pieces on him daily. Far left twitter eviscerates him. Does not stand a chance. Which is a bit sad really.

Neither of those things are relevant.

The Left has gone full commie, so they won’t rest until a trans POC is given the nomination, but not before reparations and child molesters getting the right to vote in prison!

A miracle.

A new face.

A hotter husband.

A cock pic would help - maybe.

More eyeshadow and eyebrow pencil.

r50 that "All Lives Matter" bullshit was a way for racists to railroad the concerns of black people. BLM started as a means of calling out the abuse black people were dealt from the police, many times leading to death. So they said, black people matter! White people countered with an ALM PR campaign, to avoid the actual issue that BLM was initially trying to highlight. No Democrat should ever use the ALM saying, you can say everyone matters but BLM is was addressing______. Heck, at this point I'd avoid saying the exact trem BLM and focus on the issues. I don't understand why Pete would say that.

The one thing he doesn't have and the big fat elephant in the room everybody except for gay men seem to be avoiding as a conversation topic: HETEROSEXUALITY, OP.

Notice R4 says the "Altright" (to distinguish from the rest of the GOP, heaven forbid!) and then essentially attacks everyone on the left including black people? Because he doesn't want to offend all of those conservatives who have shown a history of accepting gay people so openly to the point of attempting a constitutional ban on gays getting married.

You're such a fucking asshole, R4. I hope you'ev dropped dead since you wrote that, you racist conservative cuck.

you've*

The question is WHAT DOES PETE NEED TO WIN? So, please hear me out, I'm playing for the long game.

If Mayor Buttigieg wants to win for himself and the nation, I hate to say it, but I'd suggest he drop out of the 2020 presidential race, throw his weight behind another 2020 candidate then run for the Senate Seat from Indiana.

At this point, with Mayor Pete's popularity and his name recognition and the respect he's earned, he'll win the Indiana Senate easily. He'll flip over a seat for the Democrats. He'll earn party respect for helping the cause and he'll win credibility in the Senate. This will position him to run for Senate Majority Leader. Then he can run and win the presidency in 2028.

He needs to do one of those Fun Size Boys videos He's the boy--pick the daddy. my suggestion: Bill de Blasio has the height and girth.

r64 he's not going to win the senate seat in Indiana. Not happening no matter how much name recognition he has now.

Pete’s got just as much black support as Bernie, Warren, and Klobuchar. The other candidates don’t matter. Biden is riding the Obama wait as far as he can.

Before Obama, black support was expected. But black support cannot be trusted after they abandoned Obama in 2010.

Blacks showed up in 2018, after they fucked up in 2016.

Fuck them and their capricious black asses.

The support of the people, not the DNC.

[quote] The one thing he doesn't have and the big fat elephant in the room everybody except for gay men seem to be avoiding as a conversation topic: HETEROSEXUALITY, OP.

Then he needs to start calling out the hetero privilege of every other candidate in the race, especially Bernie.

He should never play the gay card.

R15 = Donald Trump

R68 No you mean after white people fucked up in 2016. They went for Trump no Clinton, you dumbass cracker.

Remember it was white men and a huge number of white women who helped to put Trump in the white house. Black people did not fuck up in 2016. Remember voter suppression and voter roll purges are real you fucking bigot.

No wonder pete will fail, with racist supporters like yourself.

Remember, it's whites who vote all kinds of crazy assholes into office. Not black people.

Charisma and for the DNC to work harder on fixing it for him.

not be hideous or smarmy

He needs to give up the come to Jesus stuff. It makes me sick.

R76 Goid thing hes not going to win. South Carolina will take care of that.

LOL

Good thing

The religious stuff comes from being an intellectual Episcopalian. It is not the same thing as fundamentalist Bible Thumpers!

Sorry to burst your info bubble, but old black men turned the tide and did not show up to vote for a woman in 2016.

What makes you think they would show up now?

OP He needs to hold steady and do what he's been doing.

He needs independents and he needs to be straight. Democratic primary voters and general election voters are two different animals.

He needs independents and he needs to be straight. Democratic primary voters and general election voters are two different animals.

R61, Do you honestly think Mayor Pete would win if there were clear evidence that he was bisexual and not gay? Previous poster mentioned a real sexual history with a hot young woman. (Just curious)

A personality.

If he were able to have a satisfactory relationship with a hot young woman, he wouldn't be where he is now.

Big fucking deal if he is a Bronze Star Gay.

He is married to a man.

End of story.

From Day-1 Mayor Pete to me was by far the best choice for his Mid Western values and presentation. However I immediately said he needed to be extremely pro-active in proving he truly cared about Blacks, minorities, the very poor and powerless. DL response was solely that I should read his book. Terrible response.

Across the country various hard working volunteers have created restaurants and pop-up food establishments run by the formerly homeless and forgotten. Others have built mini-homeless shelters, often later torn down due to building code violations.

What has Mayor Pete done to implement either proposal in his home state? How has he set an example by changing long-standing BS laws that prevent hotels and supermarkets from giving away leftover food to the hungry?

R84, I'm not R61 but I think one of the reasons he's here is because he's gay and the media generally likes it.

He's not the first person to try and come off like an Obama figure but being gay makes his story unique. He has always lived his life in a, as far as we can tell, non-scandalous way. You won't hear about him snorting cocaine or sending nudes to strangers. (Not that there is anything wrong with either but some people wouldn't like that!)

Even if Pete doesn't win he will go down in history. Someone might make a damn movie about him one day. Everyone wants to be part of that story and get in on the ground floor.

I'm not a Mayor Pete fan but it's true. I can acknowledge that this is a first time ever in history thing that is fascinating to watch from that perspective.

Enough Electoral College votes.

Why doesn't the Far Left and Socialist movement see that the majority of the country is Moderate to Liberal? Just as the Far Right almost destroyed the GOP with the Tea Party antics, the polar opposite is also damaging in the end. Pushing for very late-term abortion without a very valid medical reason will result in a total backlash, I fear.

DL, Do you think that Progressives who favor Warren will stay home rather than vote for Mayor Pete against Trump? Personally I fear for Trump's health, my worst nightmare would be Pence as POTUS.

Heterosexuality.

Buttigieg is a homosexual Dukakis.

I truly wish he will do well, but at this point his best bet realistically is to be Bloomberg's running mate.

Go into all OUT ATTACK mode. Attack all groups that attack him. Americans want a fighter. A tough guy that fights back. Screw political correctness.

Pete is getting held to much higher standards then everyone else. It reminds me of how Obama was treated early on only much worse.

I guess in order to be the first gay President , you have to be totally evolved and perfect.

[quote]Pete is getting held to much higher standards then everyone else. It reminds me of how Obama was treated early on only much worse.

You are fucking delusional beyond belief. Don't every mock the whole "woke" thing when you say such shit and play victim on his behalf

Obama's very existence became its own conspiracy-fueled cottage industry - it's called birtherism. Years of denigrating him and claiming he wasn't American. His middle name was used as a pejorative, because apparently, there are no Americans named "Hussein."

Get back to me when someone on Pete's own side refers to him as an "inadequate gay man."

"Get back to me when someone on Pete's own side refers to him as an "inadequate gay man."

Um it happens every single day on Twitter. I guess you haven't paid attention to the conspiracies that Pete's a secret CIA plant that is faking being gay.

PUSSY

10 more years experience, a personality makeover, and a hard turn to the left.

R98, I knew you'd pop your head up with this nonsense. Here's the difference. They're saying it as if he isn't "proud" enough of being gay. With Obama, that old bitch was essentially calling him "some nigger."

R96 They don't want him to be perfect, they want him to be straight.

BTW, R98, I love that you ignored the rest of what I said, because you can't actually counter it. Show me all of the politicians who made a concerted effort to denigrate Pete for what he is. I can show you a ton of scumbag, racist Republicans calling Obama every fucking name.

Show me the cottage industry to attack Pete like with birtherism, liek with Obama's frigging middle name.

like with Obama's friggin' middle name*

R101, No I see tweets every single day filled with thinly veiled homophobia from the far left. Michael Moore's mocking Pete by using a limp wrist on MSNBC to a laughing Chris Hayes is another example.

You're just an imbecile that thinks bigotry is acceptable as long as it's aimed at white gay men and it's twitter approved.

R103, That cottage industry is just getting started. Stay tuned.

Wrong, you fucking asshole. You specifically said that what Pete is going through is WORSE than Obama. "TWEETS"??? That's the best you got? A fucking platform on MSM was given to BIRTHERS.

R107, You can find conspiracies all over the internet about Pete. It's true. Far left pundits pushing pete conspiracies are on cnn and msnbc all the time.

Obama got it much easier because the MSM treated him like he walked on water.

Including the birther who is currently PRESIDENT. You're an idiot. Again, TWEETS? Show me the *politicians* who campaign directly denigrating his sexuality. Politicians literally referred to Obama *specifically* by his middle name. WTF do you think they did that? Remind the class as you call me a "bigot."

You're a self-centered" douchebag with a short memory, that's your problem.

R109, You dont think politicians and pundits make fun of Pete's name?

Mike Gravel is one.

[quote]Far left pundits pushing pete conspiracies are on cnn and msnbc all the time.

LINK TO THEM USING HOMOPHOBIA ON CNN AND MSNBC, because you fucking know I can easily link to birthers (incl. the current president) and racists using "Hussein". I want actual HOMOPHOBIC quotes from these "far-left" pundits ON MSM. Go on. Your word is meaningless. Back it up.

To say "tweets" is fucking ridiculous when we have had countless tweets of the first lady as a fucking APE.

R110, that's all you have? Obama's MIDDLE NAME was used countless times *specifically* to cater to people like that old woman at the McCain rally. You recall her, right?

And no one apologized.

R111, I already did. You ignored them so you can post in all caps about how Obama is the ultamite VICTIM.

R113, where?

R114, Michael Moore and Mike Gravel.

The entire narrative about Pete is homophobic. He won Iowa and all the pundits were like ok "let's talk about the REAL MEN now, let's get back to Biden, Bernie and Bloomberg". And bloomberg isnt even on the primary elections yet.

And I didn't say Obama was the "ultimate" victim. You or someone else stupidly claimed Pete has it worse, which is ludicrous. The birther thing has been going for years and they were given a continuous platform on. Pete hasn't even been at this that long and right away, you're trying to claim he's going through "worse." Absolute nonsense.

[quote][R114], Michael Moore and Mike Gravel.

You are so dense. Truly.

[quote]Far left pundits pushing pete conspiracies are on cnn and msnbc all the time.

"ALL THE TIME" I asked for a link of *homophobic* conspiracies pushed "all the time" by these "far left pundits."

You point to Moore (which is so dumb) and Gravel - ONE example and he apologized.

Shall I link to the countless times Trump and that Orly Taints woman among other were interviewed numerous times on MSM and allowed to directly claim Obama wasn't an American? Shall I link to campaign rallies where Obama's heritage was denigrated? I asked for linkS of the ridiculous claim made that directly attacks him for being gay. No subtly.

Actual quotes that are glaringly homophobic along the lines of "I don't trust Obama, he's an Arab"

"Actual quotes that are glaringly homophobic along the lines of "I don't trust Obama, he's an Arab"

You missed the viral video last week. You think nobody says they don't trust Pete because he's gay? Really?

R119, that was a woman at the Iowa caucus. I mentioned the "Arab" thing because it wasn't just these old ladies. It was literally candidates running for office who used bigotry and racism to the point the GOP had to step in and denounce it....before they allowed it to become their platform.

'Shall I link to the countless times Trump and that Orly Taints woman among other were interviewed numerous times on MSM and allowed to directly claim Obama wasn't an American"

The ones where she gets shut down and shamed by the tv hosts? Please do

They use thinly veiled homophobia and cia spook conspiracies about Pete constantly. The fact that you dismiss the Michaek Moore example speaks volumes about you.

Here's the wiki on the birtherism. Look how long the list is of people who went after Obama. Not "tweets." Actual politicians.

Now list the people who've directly attacked Pete for specifically being gay. People who are politicians or given a media platform to specifically attack him for being gay.

[quote]They use thinly veiled homophobia and cia spook conspiracies about Pete constantly. The fact that you dismiss the Michaek Moore example speaks volumes about you.

Thinly-veiled...as opposed to the years of glaringly overt racist and bigoted attacks on Obama

You think the Moore thing is on the same level as what Trump said for YEARS about Obama? Seriously? ONE gesture from someone who clearly is not the gay community's enemy is "worse" than Trump and others spending *years* spreading conspiracies based in bigotry and racism towards Obama?

It speaks volum sof you that you're lacking in empathy that you can't see the difference.

The birther conspiracy was not about racism. It actually has more in common to the cia spooks conspiracies about Pete.

WRONG, R125. They used his middle name - that couldn't be more glaringly racist and bigoted. It's saying that someone named "Hussein" couldn't possibly be American - and no doubt, there are DLers who thinks that's a normal belief.

You think there aren't kids born and raised here named "Hussein"? And Republicans were using a fucking name as a cudgel to denigrate him.

R126, When Pete wins the nomination and Republicans start making "Butt" puns with Pete's name, I wanna see the same level of passion and anger from you.

The basis of the conspiracy was not racism. It's based in the same kind of paranoia that makes people think Hillary and Bill are mass murders and run a pedophile ring out of a pizza shop.

Or the new one from the far left, That Pete is a CIA agent that singlehandedly caused the recession while working at McKinsey and murdered children in Afghanistan. Or faking being gay and that Chasten is secretly a heir with 8 million dollars.

Pete isn't Obama, the comparison doesn't make sense. America would be much more inclined to elect a straight black man than a gay white one.

R127, you better fucking believe I'll defend him - that's not up for debate. I just dislike the attempt to make him a bigger victim when there's no way someone looking from the outside can already say Pete has had it worse. Preposterous.

I have to go, but let me say this: I never said Pete isn't dealing with ANY homophobia, I'm reacting to the preposterous notion that he's already had it worse than Obama. Are you fucking kidding me? You can't say this when Pete has barely been at this for year while Obama endured this bullshit for more than TEN years and not merely from random people on social media. Actual politicians and others given a platform to constantly spread lies that were in fact racist and bigoted.

[Quote] Why doesn't the Far Left and Socialist movement see that the majority of the country is Moderate to Liberal?

They do. But if a progressive is the DP candidate, there is a chance moderate to liberals will vote for him rather than the fascist far right of Trump's GOP.

That said, with a stellar, young, telegenic moderate to progressive liberal like Pete, the progressives will not win the nomination.

Like Obama's 'community organizer' was a full activist resume...

Ignore the "black vote". Let them come to him. He can't fix the life choices African Americans make. One becomes President; one gets life for rape/robbery/murder.

To be circumcised so he can be a truly All-American Guy.

I'm so glad pete was pressed at this last debate about his racist record, while mayor of southbend.

He thought he was going to be able to give some rehearsed bullshit answers. But that female moderator had other plans.

Pete is a fake bullshitter, and people can see straight though him.

No wonder everyone applauded the question. He needs to be taken to task on his time during mayor of southbend.

So does Amy, with her prosecutor records. All kinds of things are starting to come out about her as well. She was another one who helped to cover up abuse of black people involving police wrong doings and corruption.

All of these people are trash.

I've said it once, and I'll say it again, Pete is wasting his time by trying to appeal to black voters. He needs to stop concerning himself with them if he plans to win, let the ones that will vote for him come over naturally and fuck the rest. Don't waste your time trying to win over a demographic that will hate you no matter what you do.

R134, that moment evoked Megyn Kelly’s questioning of Trump about his chauvinism. Watching the moderator’s gaze, “blood coming out of hers eyes...her...whatever” popped into my mind. Comparing both beats says a lot about the differences between Democrats and Republicans.

He just needs to keep raising his profile.

His true run is in 2024.

Sadly this election is lost because of Bernie Sanders and his destructive Bernie Bros(again!).

Sanders will be dead by 2024 and his Bros will find another figure to continue their professional protesting career, but no one will take notice of them by then.

Starting to hear some really rabid homophobic crap come spewing out of the Alt Right.

[quote]He needs to stop concerning himself with them if he plans to win, let the ones that will vote for him come over naturally and fuck the rest.

Except he needs them no matter how you spin it, he simply does.

[quote]So does Amy, with her prosecutor records. All kinds of things are starting to come out about her as well. She was another one who helped to cover up abuse of black people involving police wrong doings and corruption.

And Sunny Hostin ripped her to shreds & wouldn't let her get away with not answering.

Interviewers aren't going to let her or Pete get away with bullshit.

Amy is a fucking racist white supremacist.

Fuck her racist ass too.

He needs to win in Nevada because he'll hit a wall in South Carolina. Iowa and NH are not enough to gain momentum for California, Virginia, North Carolina, and Texas. He needs an outright win before Super Tuesday.

he needs to not be CIA or whatever he is that allowed him to do all of that box-checking for his resume'.

The candidates are collecting delegates. There is no winning. Pete is ahead in total delegate count.

Let's hope NV doesn't fuck up like Iowa.

HOMOPHOBES in Democratic Party will elect Trump.