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Buttigieg 2020

RVN VET71

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2. Mayor Pete will stay in the race for the nomination, of course, but

Reply to leftofcool (Original post)

Mon Jun 24, 2019, 01:01 PM

Jun 2019

the murder of a black man in South Bend by a cop with a long history of racial animus and whose body cam was conveniently off will make it very unlikely that Pete will galvanize the black vote in his favor. And without that, the Dems won't win in 2020.

That said, if Pete can somehow lift himself out of this mess, calm the city of South Bend, and somehow maintain the respect of both the black community and the police, he will have rescued his candidacy. I just do not see it happening and, in the short term, he's facing the real possibility of losing the black community, the police, or both.

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Republicans for Mayor Pete [View all] leftofcool Jun 2019 OP

Thanks for posting this, my dear leftofcool! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2019 #1

Mayor Pete will stay in the race for the nomination, of course, but RVN VET71 Jun 2019 #2

And therein lies the stupidity of Dems eating their own leftofcool Jun 2019 #3

You are, of course, entitled to your opinion, but it is simply speculation at this point. IndianaDave Jun 2019 #4

I have the same faith. MBS Jun 2019 #5