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I like Pete Buttegieg for veep. (Original Post) Baltimike Jul 2024 OP
I do, BUT..... Jilly_in_VA Jul 2024 #1
The Republicans will swift boat *ANYBODY* Buttigieg is from Indiana. Baltimike Jul 2024 #4
Yeah might be too much too soon. nt Shermann Jul 2024 #29
I do, too GPV Jul 2024 #2
Never won a statewide election. edisdead Jul 2024 #3
Ok. I can totally see that. nt Baltimike Jul 2024 #5
Rump never won a state wide election, never held a political post and he won the Presidency splunge63 Jul 2024 #9
I do too Wicked Blue Jul 2024 #6
I do too TommyT139 Jul 2024 #7
My daughter just bdamomma Jul 2024 #8
I still like Pete, but Booker is awesome too. nt Baltimike Jul 2024 #10
His time will come Wavelight Jul 2024 #11
Despite his military background, musicblind Jul 2024 #13
He also speaks several languages. Music Man Jul 2024 #20
I still just really like him nt Baltimike Jul 2024 #22
I would love this! n/t musicblind Jul 2024 #12
That is ultimate suicide dsp3000 Jul 2024 #14
Old white boomers are Shitler supporters and we shouldn;t pander to them nt Baltimike Jul 2024 #15
There are enough of them to swing an election though. dsp3000 Jul 2024 #16
They aren't voting on our side anyway. nt Baltimike Jul 2024 #17
It isn't "old white boomers" who would be the problem. n/t Behind the Aegis Jul 2024 #19
Old white boomers who are too bigoted to vote for a gay VP weren't voting for us anyway pinkstarburst Jul 2024 #33
Bad choice planj07 Jul 2024 #18
Ummm...not for nothing, but Baltimike Jul 2024 #21
Love him! ViewObsessed Jul 2024 #23
I love Pete. However, avebury Jul 2024 #24
I still think he can do it. nt Baltimike Jul 2024 #25
Secretary of State Mz Pip Jul 2024 #26
The good news is that even if Pete isn't selected this time as Kamala's VP.... Blue Owl Jul 2024 #27
I read somewhere he is being vetted along with others by the Harris campaign. Think. Again. Jul 2024 #28
Yes, I have seen that he is from a numbwr of different sources. ms liberty Jul 2024 #32
If She Would Pick Pete B. As Her VP...... global1 Jul 2024 #30
I think he's great but I worry we won't be able to get a woman, a woman or color, and a gay man past a lot of ratchiweenie Jul 2024 #31

Jilly_in_VA

(10,927 posts)
1. I do, BUT.....
Sun Jul 21, 2024, 04:08 PM
Jul 2024

Can you iMagine the RepubliKKKan attacks then? On a woman and a gay man? Probably best not.

Baltimike

(4,441 posts)
4. The Republicans will swift boat *ANYBODY* Buttigieg is from Indiana.
Sun Jul 21, 2024, 04:09 PM
Jul 2024

and is a perfect for for JD Vance

splunge63

(158 posts)
9. Rump never won a state wide election, never held a political post and he won the Presidency
Sun Jul 21, 2024, 04:40 PM
Jul 2024

yeah, that's an anomaly, but I don't see lacking a state wide office, especially for a Dem from a bright red state, being a monster obstacle. First, this is VP we're talking about. Second, he's been a cabinet member for 4 years. Third, he's bright and articulate as hell.

TommyT139

(710 posts)
7. I do too
Sun Jul 21, 2024, 04:15 PM
Jul 2024

...perhaps in 2028?

Give him some time to enjoy his family and get more amazing stuff done in DC (and everywhere else in the country).
🛫🚅🚗🚌

musicblind

(4,562 posts)
13. Despite his military background,
Sun Jul 21, 2024, 05:31 PM
Jul 2024

he would make a better Secretary of State than Secretary of Defense imho. His greatest strengths are his communication skills and his ability to persuade.

Music Man

(1,585 posts)
20. He also speaks several languages.
Sun Jul 21, 2024, 11:33 PM
Jul 2024

I've always thought he could also be a good Ambassador to the UN.

Smart guy, Pete.

dsp3000

(647 posts)
14. That is ultimate suicide
Sun Jul 21, 2024, 06:56 PM
Jul 2024

Pete is awesome but we need to play identity politics. Old white boomers aren't going to vote for a gay man especially with a black woman at the head of the ticket

pinkstarburst

(1,554 posts)
33. Old white boomers who are too bigoted to vote for a gay VP weren't voting for us anyway
Wed Jul 24, 2024, 06:40 PM
Jul 2024

with a black woman on the ticket. You're welcome.

planj07

(37 posts)
18. Bad choice
Sun Jul 21, 2024, 11:22 PM
Jul 2024

The VP has to be a white man. This country is too sexist, racist, homophobic to run a black woman and gay man on a ticket and win.

avebury

(11,074 posts)
24. I love Pete. However,
Tue Jul 23, 2024, 08:40 PM
Jul 2024

I am pragmatic and we need whoever it will take to help push Kamala over the line.

I would love Pete in a higher level Cabinet position. I want Kamala to have a top tier take no prisoners Cabinet. Smart, phenomenal communication skills, and able to smack down the Rethugs when needed.

Mz Pip

(27,900 posts)
26. Secretary of State
Wed Jul 24, 2024, 06:10 PM
Jul 2024

He’d be perfect for that. He speaks several languages and has an in depth knowledge of global issues.
.

Blue Owl

(54,801 posts)
27. The good news is that even if Pete isn't selected this time as Kamala's VP....
Wed Jul 24, 2024, 06:11 PM
Jul 2024

He has several decades left to eventually ascend to the presidency, which I fully believe he will do.

I just hope I love long enough to see it happen…..

global1

(25,930 posts)
30. If She Would Pick Pete B. As Her VP......
Wed Jul 24, 2024, 06:18 PM
Jul 2024

Wouldn't that be the ultimate put down of Tr**p and the Repugs.

The replacement Dem ticket with a Woman, Black, Asian as the Prez and Pete B - a Gay man as the VP.

Hey Tr**p can you pass this cognitive test:

Woman, Black, Asian, Gay, and your Loss!!!!

ratchiweenie

(7,933 posts)
31. I think he's great but I worry we won't be able to get a woman, a woman or color, and a gay man past a lot of
Wed Jul 24, 2024, 06:28 PM
Jul 2024

conservatives in our own party. It's a pretty big lift.

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