Pete BETTER get a cabinet position

[quote] He won this for Joe.

That's a big stretch

No stretch at all.

Gay men won this for Joe.

Pete was leading when he dropped out for Joe.

Pete deserves the Presidency so he certainly deserves a cabinet position.

[quote] Pete was leading when he dropped out for Joe.

This.

[quote]Pete was leading when he dropped out for Joe.

Actually Sanders was leading. Pete and Amy dropped out to consolidate their voters behind Biden and get rid of Sanders.

The Democratic party needs to more for gay men.

Joe likes Pete and will find a place for him. Anyone who watches Pete for more than a few minutes can see Pete has something special. He has a thoughtful manner and is able to communicate in way that teaches you something. It's going to be fun Pete The Slayer on his journey.

OP is correct, Pete's efforts almost certainly did put Joe over the top.

But that's the thing about a coalition. Every group, if singled out, put Joe over the top. Pull out the votes of any one group and Joe would have lost.

Black voters, Hispanic voters, young voters, environmentalists, liberal Christians, Jewish voters, Muslim voters, disaffected Republicans and independents, and all the other groups.

That's why we need to stick together, despite our differences.

Amy dropped out because she was out of cash.

Pete dropped out out of a sense of duty.

I bet he's getting a lot of NSA blowjobs

He did not win this for Joe. I love Pete, and I think he's phenomenal. But, a lot of groups "won this for Joe."

I also agree, though, he better get a great cabinet position.

[quote]The Democratic party needs to more for gay men.

You better get in fucking line!

It needs to do more for both trans women and gay men.

We're not enemies. Stop shit-stirring, R11.

Pete was doing really well but he wasn't leading when he dropped out. He did a phenomenal job as a Biden surrogate on TV, especially when he went on Fox; early in the primaries a lot of Dems went on Fox which I thought (and still think) was a mistake, because they were trying to court votes and be bipartisan, but Pete was having none of that, and he was the one Dem who did a great job on Fox.

He should get a cabinet position, definitely, but let's not exaggerate what he's done.

Secretary of HUD or Secretary of Education. He's experienced in both those fields and can make a big success with either one. After four years of Ben Carson and Betsy DeVos, both of those departments are going to need strong leadership. HUD might be the better match for his experience, but Education will probably be more high profile. DeVos did some terrible things there, disadvantaging millions of Americans. Buttigieg could make strong contributions to either department.

Pete was everywhere working on campaigning for Biden during the last few months.

Where were Klobuchar and Warren?

Pete's a team player.

Elizabeth Warren didn't drop out until she started looking like Trump looks now, like a losing candidate who refuses to acknowledge it's fucking over.

This won't be a news flash, but I think Joe decided to mentor Pete after the debate in which Pete stood up for Joe and said we shouldn't listen or take seriously anything Republicans say about Hunter Biden or Joe Biden.

Also, Pete had always said he would not continue his campaign if it reached a point where he didn't believe there was a path to the nomination. I've heard (Republicans) say the only reason Pete dropped out was that Biden promised him a spot in the administration, but I don't think that's necessarily correct. I think Pete dropped out because it was the right thing to do after Biden's South Carolina win, and Pete wanted, more than anything, to beat Trump.

I will say it was refreshing, when Pete was on a show like Morning Joe and they would ask him if he was doing it to get a spot in the cabinet, and Pete would be completely honest and say, I would love a spot in the Biden administration if there's a place I can be effective, but that's not my goal. My goal is to elect Joe Biden and defeat Donald Trump. For some reason the interviewer would always seem surprised that Pete was honest about it, instead of playing coy and pretending he had never thought of what happens after the election.

[quote] Where were Klobuchar and Warren?

In the Senate, doing their jobs. Buttigieg had no job at the time, other than campaign for Joe and boost his own resume.

I really love Obama but he may have managed reelection with even a win in Florida as working not to be perceived as favoring his groups with pay backs. He was able to pass the Affordable Care Act and did many other things by some sense of “President for all” and Biden will realistically have to do that even more.

[quote] Pete was doing really well but he wasn't leading when he dropped out.

[quote]Where were Klobuchar and Warren?

Klobuchar was trying to block Handmaid Barrett from getting on the Supreme Court as part of her job on the Senate Judiciary Committee. And she was appearing on MSNBC almost everyday in support of Biden during the last couple of months.

Not sure about Warren.

Campaigning for Biden is more important than just being in the Senate.

Oh, please. Pete, a freckled pocket gay who was a small-town mayor, deserves a cabinet position? There are many women - hell, even out lesbians! - who are much more more qualified than he is.

And I have no idea why you guys drool over him. If he was just some lost boy wandering around NYC with a suitcase in his hand, there would be a 600 comment thread on here mocking him and waiting for him to get mugged.

A day or two after the election there was an in-depth article about both the Biden and Trump campaigns-- I think it was in Politico. It was really fascinating because it showed how much uncertainty there was among the Democrats about Biden's basement strategy. The article also had some juicy bits about the relations among the leading Democrats. Biden's team was NOT happy with Pete and at least one other candidate-- I can't remember who-- because their team spoke to the NYT about what they thought Biden was doing wrong back at the height of the pandemic. There were bad feelings on Biden's part about Harris too but they were overcome due to Harris' long friendship with his son Beau.

Far less dirt has leaked about the Democrats than the Republicans because they are more disciplined at least this time around. I seriously doubt that Pete is going to have a major role in the Cabinet-- and the UN is a pipe dream. Biden is going with people who have experience. Pete will continue going on Fox. He's obviously angling for a talk show on CNN.

R19, by February 29th, Pete had 29 delegates while Bernie had 56 and Joe had 55.

He dropped out on the 1st.

[quote]Klobuchar was trying to block Handmaid Barrett from getting on the Supreme Court as part of her job on the Senate Judiciary Committee.

She failed. Of course.

Watch your back, Rachel.

[quote]There are many women - hell, even out lesbians! - who are much more more qualified than he is.

He's one person, he's not going to take away jobs from lesbians. We're not talking about stuffing the cabinet with all gays and icing out lesbians and I don't know why you're even suggesting such a thing, except to try to start a fight.

[quote]If he was just some lost boy wandering around NYC with a suitcase in his hand, there would be a 600 comment thread on here mocking him and waiting for him to get mugged.

Because he's not a lost boy wandering around NYC with a suitcase in hand.

He's the best politician to come along in my lifetime.

He deserves the Presidency.

R25, at least she called the hearings a “sham” and didn’t give Lindsay Fucking Graham a hug like that embarrassment Dianne Feinstein.

Let's bring back smart people who are skilled speakers!!!

[quote]Do you remember that thread?

LOL. Yes I remember that thread R22! It was hilarious. His name was Denny wasn't it? Good time when there were still witty, smart people on DL.

He’s going to end up working on Fox News as their token liberal voice, like that Juan Williams guy.

^^ except Juan Williams is ineffective ^^

The only thing Pete is effective at is getting ridiculed by Trump. He's not even getting under Trump's skin. And after January 20, Trump will be largely irrelevant.

give me a break

[quote]The only thing Pete is effective at is getting ridiculed by Trump.

Isn't getting ridiculed by Trump a sign of their getting under the president's skin?

it is

Cabinet positions are not rewards. They should require some substantive experience and competence.

I agree that Pete has many excellent attributes. I would love to see him win ELECTED office on a larger scale. He may be the one candidate who can establish that LGBT candidates can bring together expansive coalitions within the electorate to win public office.

Bet Pete can get anything he wants from Joe. But in the end, he may not want it. Although I'd love to see him up his profile so he can go back to Indiana and run for the Senate or even for Governor.

r7 you are very right, in fact i think that democrats should take this as a slogan for the party while accusing the republicans of being homogenous and and anti diversity. our slogan should be something like this, the democratic party is made the real image of america cuz it is the most diversed party.

Biden wears depends.

[quote] Cabinet positions are not rewards. They should require some substantive experience and competence.

Bless your heart, r38

Stop trying to make Petey the Unsuitable happen!!

Another tactic by a fugly, bald, obese DIVISIVE TROLL? Is she going to provoke us to boycott Uncle Joe if Pete doesn't get any job in the administration?

People will either shit on Uncle Joe or Pete, nothing good will come out of this tantrum, you fat, ugly cunt troll!

Another tactic by a fugly, bald, obese DIVISIVE TROLL? Is she going to provoke us to boycott Uncle Joe if Pete doesn't get any job in the administration?

People will either shit on Uncle Joe or Pete, nothing good will come out of this tantrum, you fat, ugly cunt troll!

Another tactic by a fugly, bald, obese DIVISIVE TROLL? Is she going to provoke us to boycott Uncle Joe if Pete doesn't get any job in the administration?

People will either shit on Uncle Joe or Pete, nothing good will come out of this tantrum, you fat, ugly cunt troll!

Another tactic by a fugly, bald, obese DIVISIVE TROLL? Is she going to provoke us to boycott Uncle Joe if Pete doesn't get any job in the administration?

People will either shit on Uncle Joe or Pete, nothing good will come out of this tantrum, you fat, ugly cunt troll!

Another tactic by a fugly, bald, obese DIVISIVE TROLL? Is she going to provoke us to boycott Uncle Joe if Pete doesn't get any job in the administration?

People will either shit on Uncle Joe or Pete, nothing good will come out of this tantrum, you fat, ugly cunt troll!

Another tactic by a fugly, bald, obese DIVISIVE TROLL? Is she going to provoke us to boycott Uncle Joe if Pete doesn't get any job in the administration?

People will either shit on Uncle Joe or Pete, nothing good will come out of this tantrum, you fat, ugly cunt troll!

R44, Biden is not your uncle you deranged cunt.

Buttigieg needs to buy a jacket. And wear it.

Of course he won't; he's not qualified for one.

Does he even want to have a spot ? I mean they just bought a place in Michigan and still live in South Bend . That doesn't sound like somebody who wants to move to DC.

He's got a pretty nice butt.

Pete will be named Special Envoy for the Care of Justin Trudeau's Foreskin.

Their first official state meeting will be on OnlyFans.

Miss R44 is the deranged cunt that, when she disagrees, repeats the same thing a hundred times.

Cunty cunt cunt, cunt cunt blar blar cunt.

Biden would have had some trouble with a split moderate vote on super Tuesday. To say Pete made no difference is a lie.

He has a womanly butt, R49. And I'm a lesbian -- I should know.

The pic at OP appears Joe agrees about his butt also.

[quote]Although I'd love to see him up his profile so he can go back to Indiana and run for the Senate or even for Governor.

If he runs for office again, it will be from Michigan...where he now owns a house, and where the demographics favor moderate Democrats like himself.

Pete was absolutely winning win he dropped out. He was neck and neck with Sanders. I volunteered for Pete's campaign. Basically as we were heading into South Carolina, the pandemic was beginning to surge and we were about 2 weeks away from the first March shelter in place. Once the pandemic hit, the Democrats wanted to fast track Biden since the focus had shifted and not draw out the primary process any further. Once Pete dropped out, the media attention was on COVID 24/7 as the NYC outbreak began and CA went into lockdown. I assumed Pete was promised a big position for dropping if Biden if he won. I hope Biden doesn't forget him in favor of women, which I've read is who Biden plans to stock his administration with. Either way, Pete will do fine. I don't know why the media did not make as big a deal as they should have regarding the first gay presidential candidate and how well he did. It was a historic moment. At least Pete went out on top of his game.

[quote]I don't know why the media did not make as big a deal as they should have regarding the first gay presidential candidate and how well he did.

Some of us were more interested in determining whether he might be a racist.

No. There is something false about him, nothing he says seems sincere and he has a whiff of snobbery about him.

Well, he was more popular than Pocahontas, heals up Harris and Biden when he dropped out.

[quote] There are many women - hell, even out lesbians! - who are much more more qualified than he is.

What lesbians are you thinking of?

I want Pete to be a Senior Advisor to the President.

[quote] Pete was absolutely winning win he dropped out. He was neck and neck with Sanders. I volunteered for Pete's campaign

Delusional bullshit.

Not really. He won Iowa and was tied in New Hampshire. Because of all the blacklash in SC, it was there that he would have probably had a bigger loss, but I wish he would have gone for it instead of speculating, but he did his duty for Biden.

He isn't owed a spot in the Cabinet. GTFO. If he wants to be a Washington Corporate Gay, he can go work for the Human Rights Campaign.

He won Iowa and NH too if the media hadn’t made that Klobamentum narrative to impede his progress.

I remember seeing a woman on tv with a shirt full of Pete pins who said she was going to vote for Amy because she “wanted a woman to get some votes in her state’. The media can manipulate a lot of well meaning people and it does.

Not tot mention the media gave creedence to the Bernie bros Iowa conspiracies. And would never give him credit for his win.

Pete was doing better in the primaries and debates than Biden. Biden will reward him well.

I’m curious how Obama stepped in to convince Pete and Amy and the others to drop out.

he likely bitch slapped pete. Pete cried like a little girl to Chasten, chasten told him "You Betta WERQ" and pete dropped out and moved to michigan

Obama told her that she couldn't cook Hotdish to save her life and stick to the senate

Interior Design

The media did everything they could to ruin Pete.Warren and Bloomberg sucked up all the media attention after Pete was killing it in Iowa and NH. He wasn’t anywhere on the CNN homepage on any given day yet Warren and Bloomberg always were.

Warren won the primaries for him. Her insistence on competing in the primaries, even when she was being routed in every single early race, culminating in finishing third in her own home state - all this to suck up votes from Bernie - was something that Biden could not do without. She went to hell and ate the devil's shit out of his ass for Joe. She deserves a position, too.

Lotta discussion of bias in campaign coverage in the primaries.. I think the NYT ledes on the campaign obits of Warren and Pete are illuminating in how they were covered and who was contending with it

Warren,: tongue bath

The pathetic crap they wrote for Pete.

[quote] - all this to suck up votes from Bernie -

You're assuming Warren voters would have all gone to Bernie. I'm not so sure about that. The Bernie camp was making a lot of enemies and burning a lot of bridges with other primary candidates' voters, especially towards the end.

R74, The elites sure thought she was hurting Bernie. Why else would they put up a 10 million dollar super pac for her just a few weeks before Super Tuesday?

R71, Being a senator is a sweeter gig than anything in the cabinet would be except Secretary of State.

She should stay put.

what warren REALLY did is route Bloomberg

The media worked tirelessly to undermine Pete and promote Amy and Pocahontas.

He IS owed a spot. Because he took one for the team and dropped out when he did, immediately endorsing Biden, because that was the best way to defeat Trump.

R17 Go away.

[quote]You're assuming Warren voters would have all gone to Bernie.

Um, all? No. Enough to tip the race in Bernie's favor? At least in some states, yes.

[quote]Oh, please. Pete, a freckled pocket gay who was a small-town mayor, deserves a cabinet position? [bold]There are many women - hell, even out lesbians! - who are much more more qualified than he is.[/bold]

No, there aren't. And enough with the woman in everything crap; the idpol obsession is nothing but a recipe for bad politics and boring policies disguised in pseudo-revolutionary garb. See below.

But I have to wonder why dykes insist on posting on Datalounge, though it's clear they have nothing but hatred towards for men, especially gay men.

I don't even like Pete - I was a Bernie sympathizer and I thought Pete stole Iowa from him - but there aren't any dykes who helped Joe more, or are more deserving of a prominent cabinet position, than Pete. Not any.

[quote]But I have to wonder why dykes insist on posting on Datalounge, though it's clear they have nothing but hatred towards for men, especially gay men.

And they couldn't stop coming up with excuses for Joy Reid and Rachel Maddow during the primary.

R72, do you remember the video of the Times Editorial Board's interview with Pete? Absolutely an exercise in trying to do a Fox News-style take-down of him. Totally disingenuous. He held his own with them, but it was obvious they had no intention of considering him seriously and they were trying to do a hit job on him with easily disproved accusations to confirm their preconceived choice not to give him a fair chance.

R74, I know a couple of male Warren supporters who would have gone to Bernie, but most of my friends who supported Warren were women who, if they hadn't had Warren to support, would have gone to Amy or Kamala. They are women who felt profoundly cheated by the 2016 election and they want a female president. They absolutely would not have gone over to Bernie.

The race would have been far more interesting if Bernie hadn’t been in it. Warren would have done better, picking up some (not all) of his progressive supporters. The moderates might have been able to stay in the Primary race longer too if they didn’t have to consolidate votes to block Bernie...who would have been an unmitigated disaster as the Dem nominee against Trump.

All of Warren's ideas and rhetoric were just watered down versions of things that Bernie had already said before. Plus, she is pretty bad at the stump, and she was one of the worst performing Dems when matched up against Trump. It was for the best that she was routed in every single primary. It serves her right with her idiotic "girls never lose elections" take. Her idpol crap was very grating, as well.

Lesbians don't like being called dykes. It's like being called f word. I hope Pete service over money. He would make a great President. He would have made a great VP. Kamala was at the bottom of the list in terms of popularity. The bright spot forme in a Biden Administration is what role Pete can play in it.

[quote]Lesbians don't like being called dykes

They don't have to like it. If they're going to attack highly promising, high achieving gay men just because they don't have any dyke to compare, like the dyke above was doing, then I don't care how the dykes like to be addressed.

[quote]It serves her right with her idiotic "girls never lose elections" take.

She had a right to say that. Warren had never lost an election up until this point. Kamala Harris and Amy Klobuchar also made the same claim...that they had never lost an election so far. Biden had run for President twice before and lost. Now he’s President and Harris is Vice President.

[quote]She had a right to say that.

Even supposing you're right, reality ultimately made her eat her words, didn't it? She and Amy, to say nothing of the dropout Kamala, didn't win a single primary despite the fact that (according to the 538 website) Democratic voters are biased in favor of female candidates.

"Girls don't lose elections" is not serious analysis. It was something Warren came up with to give orgasms to media she-liberals who care only about representation. That her record was supposedly better than that of male candidates has nothing to do with being a woman. It was just that her circumstances were different from that of male candidates. When she competed against them, she lost, badly, every single time.

[quote]”Girls don't lose elections" is not serious analysis. It was something Warren came up with to give orgasms to media she-liberals who care only about representation.

Kamala Harris WILL be the Democratic Presidential nominee in 2024, so we’ll have to wait and see how she does against whatever clown-car candidate the Repukes cough up.

So far I’ve heard the names Tucker Carlson and Marco Rubio...God help us.

I hope Pete gets the UN Ambassador position, where I think he could excel. Veteran Affairs would be largely a waste of his full range of talents.

Pete would be most effective as White House Press Secretary. He does well speaking to the media, and he likes to viciously cut a bitch on camera too.

[quote]So far I’ve heard the names Tucker Carlson and Marco Rubio...God help us.

Harris very well may be President before 2024. Biden is not going to last four years. She will squash Carlson and Rubio like the insects they are with her Balenciaga boot in 2024. The Repubs will have to try harder.

I hate this guy, hes Nixonesque, he's power-hungry, and fake. I have no idea what that speech in Iowa was about, claiming victory with 0 votes reported. And then walking through a crowd of reporters asking him the next day how it felt to win, with that perma-smile glued to his face and not speaking.

Senior Adviser. He needs to work across the board to prep for the presidency.

I would like to see Pete get a position under Hunter Biden!

No, not adviser, I take that back.

Pete needs to stay out of Washington, support Chasten like he supported him, solidify his middle America and outsider appeal, run for governor.

The White House and corporate Democrats in DC won't listen to him anyway and he'll just look like he failed after he took a job under them.

Governor of where, Indiana? Not gonna happen.

R99 I wouldn't discount a Pete win in Indiana. He's a whiz, the Biden wind is at his back, the Republicans are splintering... But ok, I don't even know when that governors race is coming up, so maybe Michigan?

[quote] support Chasten like he supported him

Huh? Chasten was a middle school teacher. He could barely support himself.

Pete would never win a statewide election in IN as it is too red. MI is a possibility, though.

r100 There's no Biden wind in Indiana. Trump did better there this year than in 2016.

There's little Democratic wind anywhere where you can't turn out the Black vote. This was an anti-Trump not a pro-Biden one and Blacks did the heavy lifting. The Democrats are deeply fractured. Unless Biden really changes things the Republicans take the House in the midterms and the WH is within reach for them in 2024. Pete better get while the gettings good. A cabinet position gives him a possible four years to make a national reputation. He's not winning any statewide elections any time soon. The Democrats need to solve their left/center split, and develop economic policies that help middle Americans. Pete may be good on the second. Perhaps even the first if the solution is completely sinking the left wing.

Pete will run in 2024, no doubt.

[quote]The Democrats are deeply fractured. Unless Biden really changes things the Republicans take the House in the midterms and the WH is within reach for them in 2024.

Democrats should focus on getting rid of the Electoral College, or making states split their votes instead of winner-take-all. Republicans would never win the White House again. They've won the Popular Vote ONCE in the last 30 years.

He will run, I think too. So I'd be surprised if he takes a subservient position to Biden in his cabinet. Because Biden may himself run again.

[quote]Because Biden may himself run again.

No.

Pete needs to ditch Chasten ASAP. Chasten is taking a free ride on Pete's coattails, which explains how he got a temporary teaching gig at Harvard. What average middle school teacher would be teaching at Harvard?

[quote] Pete was everywhere working on campaigning for Biden during the last few months. Where were Klobuchar and Warren?

They also were everywhere campaigning for Biden AND they were doing their work in the Senate. I wouldn't be surprised if Pete gets a cabinet position, but to say he won the race for Joe, or that gay men did in general, is just bizarre. If you're going to single out one demographic, it'd be black women, but really, it took all kinds.

she's so homely and unlikable

but she sure is BRILLIANT

I don’t think Pete’s going anywhere near DC while he remains married to that embarrassing Kween

[quote] Isn't getting ridiculed by Trump a sign of their getting under the president's skin?

Remember that handicapped reporter who got ridiculed by Trump? Trump often picks on people he sees as weak. That's why the Republicans fear him. Pete does not project strength to a guy like Trump. Pete is condescending and not very accomplished in the way that Trump respects. He's not like Justin Trudeau or Nancy Pelosi, who Trump obviously fears. He's a Democrat who goes on Fox.

How about head of the IRS, so Pete can be the one to hand over Trumps taxes to congress.

Oh I think Trump fears Pete. He's a new kind of Democrat that connects to trumps own base of middle America.

Oh I think Joe Biden doesn't fear anyone. Pete is impressive, no doubt, but maybe he needs a bigger role like US senator from Indiana, if that's possible. When is the last time a cabinet member became president or VP?

Joe better give Pete the Presidency. Anything less is insulting!

[quote] When is the last time a cabinet member became president or VP?

1928. Herbert Hoover was Secretary of Commerce then won Presidency.

Exactly R118, r119 rare.

Pete should not join the cabinet. I just watched his appearance on Fox in May 2019. He got a effin standing applause from the audience! This man is a phenom. He needs to keep his eyes on the White House.

He must run in 2024.

[quote] Oh I think Trump fears Pete. He's a new kind of Democrat that connects to trumps own base of middle America.

Please do remind us again of which “middle” American statewide elections Buttigieg has won.

He won Iowa in the primary.

[quote] He won Iowa in the primary.

Let me clarify. I’m not talking about Democratic primary races (with 50 candidates running). What Republicans has he beat in a “middle” American statewide race?

[quote]He won Iowa in the primary.

Oh, R122... grow up. In 2012, Rick Santorum won the Iowa primary, too.

And he's not even a Senator anymore.

Do you know who the senators from Iowa are? Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst. That's all you need to know about their judgment in Iowa.

[Quote] Please do remind us again of which “middle” American statewide elections Buttigieg has won.

Ignore Middle America at democracy's peril.

Biden is choosing professionals we don't know much about but who will get the work done.

Just because we know the names of people who sought the nomination does not mean they are in the serious running.

So i don't think Pete is high on his list. Nor do I thnk he'd want it as much as we do.

Cabinet picks on Tuesday! Oh I'm so excited I could pee!!

I don't agree with this Klain quote. Wtf is this flunky Emily whatshername? That's not her job if her boss forbids it. Why pick on her instead of the bigger target?

"criticised US general services administration (GSA) administrator Emily Murphy, who has delayed ascertaining Biden’s win.“The law only requires her to find who is the apparent victor of the election"

Sorry. The quote is here.

So it's an Obama cabinet and the Biden people are shut out. Pete won't be in. That's not a bad thing. His run in 2024 is easier now.

Maybe he could take notes. Or run the PowerPoint.

Interior or HUD for Cabinet

Ambassador to Canada or China or EU.

Let’s see....I’m filling the most important positions in the country — some of them the most important positions in the world — who shall I pick? The people, with 40 years of federal government/international experience who I know & trust & have successfully worked with ......or a guy who’s only political experience is being the mayor of Podunk?

R132 Didn’t stop a reality TV star who had never even been mayor of a town from becoming president.🤷🏻‍♂️

R133, you really need to fucking stop comparing Dems to Reps who have NO STANDARDS.

I would also note we all know how the reality star turned out.

Pete will be secretary.

I was really proud of everything Pete accomplished in the nomination race, but his stans on here are like the Kamalastans - they really demean him.

^ Don't worry. This is just just a playpen forum. They'll all be kissing his ass in 4 years.

[quote] Didn’t stop a reality TV star who had never even been mayor of a town from becoming president

Look how that worked out. It’s why we voted Biden in

What will you do OP, if Pete isn't offered a position you want for him?

Will you fundraise for Ivanka 2024?

Joe just needs to smell one of Pete's wonderful farts, and he will give him a cabinet position, I predict!

Two of his stans here are Crazy Matt A and the gMRA who calls everyone fish, dyke or radfem. They're not helping matters.

R142, what are you actually saying?

Look up the CVs of each person Biden nominated today and tell us which one is undeserving of it in comparison to Pete's CV.

[quote] Joe just needs to smell one of Pete's wonderful farts, and he will give him a cabinet position, I predict

Mmmmmmmmm..... cookies!

Is it true that Pete's farts smell like freshly-baked Christmas cookies? And Chasten's cum smells like red licorice?

Well, they do represent

Holy Fuck. Pete is not "short". He is heightenlied challanged!

Time is running out. If it hasn't already...

R147, did you ever notice that only the one on the right was straight?

Sorry, Pete...

[quote]He won this for Joe.

No dear. The Black vote won this for Joe. Hell, black women even won Joe the nomination.

Petes too young for Bidens cabinet. he needs 30 more years on him at the least.

Your record is skipping, r4

The stress of the election seems to have caused Pete to lose his looks.

Pete will be Secretary of Gift 🎁 Wrapping.

He IS qualified.

Pete needs to run for higher office within his state.

Give him directorship of a national institution.

R158 nailed it. Make Pete the Director of the Smithsonian.

He is now already a national figure but one with an enviable outsider base. The way he supported Biden, the DNC will not find it easy to shoot down his candidacy in 2024. But they will try.

[quote] Pete was leading when he dropped out for Joe.

Link please.

Your link was provided in R19.

R159 I love you 💘

That's a great example. It's a large & prestigious enough institution to get him national coverage. He would be able to use his municipal skills, plus, if he did a good job, would allow Biden to promote him to a more senior position in a couple of years.

I love you, too, R163!

Are you a top? Are you single?

Go get a room you two!

R164 Yes to both! 💘

R155 and Rosie O’Donnell lost her girlish figure.

Biden owes Pete, as Pete as one of the few Dem Candidates with DELEGATES who got behind him.

Biden is rolling out his administration, now, as for people in areas where they have already held Senate confirmation. The easy appointments.

Pete will be down the road.

Because we know McConnell is an asshole, I hope Biden pulls an administrative Bull Rush, RESCINDS Sally Yates termination and REINSTATES her as Acting AG.

I can see Moscow Mitch pitching a bitch over the new DEMOCRATIC Unitary Executive.

How long can an acting AG serve?

Under the NEW Unitary Executive?

I would say until Mitch and Elaine are indicted.

He’s going to be the Assistant Secretary of Ex-Mayors.

Because, if Pete is going to be nominated for a high level position, Biden will hold off his nom until the results of the GA elections are known.

It will be one of the last appointments.

What about putting him in charge of the USPS?

[quote] What about putting him in charge of the USPS?

Yes because there are no actual postal employees who are qualified to lead the postal service but the former mayor of a tiny town is . . .

How about the Fish and Wildlife Service then R174?

The most insightful piece I've read about his prospects... from South Bend of all places... explains he is in a competitive environment where experience is trumping, pardon the phrase, potential, so that's a factor. Doesn't exclude him but probably impacts what he can get.

Duckworth and Kander are both competitors for VA secretary, which is a bit of a poisoned chalice anyway, so he may even have a hard time getting that.

The wrinkle I hadn't thought of that is cited here is Kamala... and the question asked openly: does she want rivals in prominent positions - there are enough of them as is so would she really be keen on saying yes to a Pete prominent posting?

My money is still on ambassador because of that. Probably Canada or Mexico... it's important enough to make him feel good about it because both of part of the North American relationship but not prominent enough to grab him a ton of headlines that Harris would find problematic.

Tom Perez has been a constant disappointment. Fire him. Put Pete in as head of the DNC. His ability to strategize and to speak to the media is much needed there.

^ That actually might be a good place for him other than Ambassador. In twelve years - assuming four years of Biden and eight of Harris - he'd be fifty or fifty-one. That's young for President but plenty of time to build up his bonafides. In exchange for something that high profile he might cut a deal to lay low and keep out of Kamala's way.

R175, if there is one thing I know about Pete, it's that he isn't interested in fish.

At the DNC, he could build a network of valuable connections from coast to coast.

Cindy McCain for UK Ambassador? Wasn't she a pill popping drug addict? She used to be an icon on Michael K's D-Listed b/c she always seemed fucked up during John McCain's run. It should have gone to Pete!

Ambassador to Canada would be a good move for him.

Wouldn't he need to nail the VP slot in 2024 though alongside Kamala. Would she select him, or would he need to postpone any bid for the presidency until 2032?

I think Veep would be a mistake. Too many successive Veeps looks too heir to the throne. People might get weary. Plus you want to look fresh, not like more of the same. It will be a long run of Kamala if it happens.

Ambassador to Canada. Great.

And for the entirety of his time in the job, neither his face nor his name would ever appear in the media. Never.

That is no way to build his profile to advance Presidential ambitions.

R183 I take your point, but won't that present Pete with a major challenge, if he's facing a known incumbent, with him being out of the country for so long?

He surely wouldn't be out of the country for the whole time. Ambassador for awhile, another stint elsewhere. He could buy a home in a state with a senate seat coming open. There would be lots of options. I just think it's wise to avoid any appearance of a career politician waiting for.... his turn. He should build a track record independent of the executive branch.

Most veeps don't win the White House, at least for long. Out of 45 presidents, nine have been vice-president. There are better ways to build profile.

Maybe it’s dumb, but I still think press secretary would be great. He’s an incredibly effective communicator and would fuck up any Fox News reporter trying to stir shit up.

No gravitas and making enemies of reporters of all stripes. The job of press secretary is not to answer questions. It is the essence of dumb.

You want to know what the Pete fans can't see? They've given into the reality TV/celebrity meritocracy. Pete has barely the credentials to be any of these high profile cabinet positions and you're shitting on those behind-the-scenes, longtime, public servants who have clearly earned these positions through their years of service and experience.

Yes even as a big fan of Pete’s, I cringe at people complaining he didn’t get the UN ambassador role.... I mean, really? He should have gotten it and not the black woman with decades of experience in the foreign service, and diplomatic roles in places of strategic importance like Pakistan?

Nope, not buying it.

Is Cindy McCain more qualified than Pete for Ambassador to UK?

R189. You are doing anti-Pete trolling. Obviously you know little about the history of cabinet appointments from both parties going back decades. I wouldn't rely on you to assess anyone's credentials.

Do enlighten us, R192. Your broad brush is such an intriguing opener. In simple words, of course, for us, rather than the scholarly language of your great and specific expertise.

You really want to equate him with Betsy DeVos, R192? Ok......

Ambassadorships are almost always given out to donors/friends. It's not really for eggheads.

R192, are you seriously going to be childish about this and accuse me of being anti-Pete because I'm pointing out how the real world works?

Pete IS driver!

[quote]...are you seriously going to be childish about this ...

It's the time honored Data Lounge way!

Pete is brilliant. Ignore the Russian trolls, bigots, racial entitlement yappers, TERFs, and eldergays with a victim mentality.

Why would TERFs be against Pete, R198?

TERFS refers to how crazy Trans trolls call women. The Trans brigade does not respect women because Trans are misogynistic by nature. Thank god Pete doesn't listen to the Tranny brigade.

And R198 lived happily ever after.

Joe was really checking out dat ass

If he wants to be a politician, then run for office. House, Senate, Governor...there are lots of places to start.

That's what I always said, R203. He is absolutely brilliant, but he simply does not have the years of experience as a political wonk or different political offices to justify getting a high-profile role in this admin. I hope he is preparing to run for higher office.

Why do people think he even wants a role ? Buying property in Michigan doesn't scream like he wants to move to the east coast .

Jen Psaki has been named Press Secretary.

But wha- wha- what about Pete?

I hope he's planning to change his primary residence to MI so that he can run there as he's going nowhere in IN. And he's not getting a cabinet post either at this point. Perhaps he doesn't really want one, but I hope he makes a move in the near future.

Poor tiny Pete.

Table scraps.

Right, R210. But as they say, elections have consequences. And Pete didn't win this election.