Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumIs Buttigieg tough enough?
Democratic presidential contender Pete Buttigieg holds a town hall in North Charleston, South Carolina, Sunday. (Meg Kinnard/AP)
By Jennifer Rubin at Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/05/06/is-buttigieg-tough-enough/?utm_source=reddit.com&utm_term=.fc914f060364
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Buttigiegs strongest suit in this regard may be in his passion for detail and data. Im going to tell President Trump his policies are killing the people who voted for him. He can then blast Trump on farm bankruptcies, continuing deaths from opioid abuse, numbers of people whove lost coverage since he was president and the enormous damage done to the country from extreme weather conditions. Being the best debunker of Trumps ludicrous lies and misinformation, showing him to be clueless and ignorant, is a powerful selling point.
And, finally, Buttigieg who has McKinsey experience, leads local government and served in the military can go after Trumps narcissistic claim that he alone can fix things. Trump is a weight around our necks (for example, blocking progress on climate change), when together we can work for solutions to save the planet. Trump doesnt know the first thing about preparing for an AI economy or how to keep our technological lead; get him out of the way, and the people who know how can get to work.
On this point, Buttigiegs career is defined by achieving solutions through a team effort (working with police and local leaders in city government, helping businesses turn around their operations, relying on buddies in combat). Trump not only lacks the answers; he cannot lead, inspire and unify the country (or even his own party). In short, Buttigieg has a handy retort to Trumps boast: Only Trump thinks he alone can fix things.
In sum, Buttigieg can show the resilience and strength voters are looking for if he shows righteous anger on behalf of fellow citizens, wields his facts to jab at the most ignorant president in my lifetime, and makes the case he can lead a team (an administration, a party, a nation) to find solutions replacing the guy whos throwing sand in the gears, creating dissension and generally making things harder for the average American.
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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
elleng
(130,712 posts)righteous anger, REALLY? Necessary?
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
applegrove
(118,462 posts)voters. Righteous anger would be real on our part.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
UniteFightBack
(8,231 posts)thing I ain't heard from him.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Blue Owl
(50,238 posts)Guaranteed.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
JI7
(89,239 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,516 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
SKKY
(11,791 posts)...my only fear is that the majority of Americans are not as wonky as most of us on DU and he may nuance right past them.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Celerity
(43,068 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
applegrove
(118,462 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
oasis
(49,319 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
johannsyah
(58 posts)I like him because the way he talks reminds me of the way Obama talked during his campaign. Calm yet strong.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden