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wyldwolf

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36. this isn't the election to test the hypothesis

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Pete Buttigieg is 42 years old, and will lose no elected office [View all] Baltimike Jul 26 OP

I love Buttigieg. My heart says we should go with him or Gretchen Whitmer. Mister Ed Jul 26 #1

Pete is a brilliant communicator Charging Triceratops Jul 26 #2

that is unproven Traurigkeit Jul 26 #3

this isn't the election to test the hypothesis wyldwolf Jul 27 #36

He can help increase the turnout of our base Kaleva Jul 26 #4

My Mormon GOP loving Dad would vote for him FreeState Jul 26 #14

Pete Buttigieg knew he would never win a state wide election in Indiana. madaboutharry Jul 26 #5

He has only won a city scale race. JanMichael Jul 26 #6

Trump had never won an eleced office at all, so... nt Baltimike Jul 26 #16

And that turned out so great, right? JanMichael Jul 26 #19

LOL! You're a scream! Because, it actually turned out well...for Trump Baltimike Jul 27 #25

What is a scream is the adoration of limited resumes JanMichael Jul 27 #41

Adoration? That's a stretch Baltimike Jul 27 #52

He had national name recognition LiberalFighter Jul 27 #46

a veep is supposed to balance a ticket. mopinko Jul 26 #7

Harris/Buttigieg is my dream ticket. He'd be a very vocal VP and is brilliant at countering the right. Arabela Jul 26 #8

What a strange OP. There is absolutely no evidence that he would make Indiana competitive. tritsofme Jul 26 #9

I read it TommyT139 Jul 27 #28

If Pete Doesn't Get VP Deep State Witch Jul 26 #10

With his communication skills, being Kamala's SOS or Chief of Staff would be a very natural move bearsfootball516 Jul 27 #34

Just compare the merits. edisdead Jul 26 #11

Harris/Buttigieg 2024! pinkstarburst Jul 26 #12

Yessssss Pete Buttigieg all the way! n/t phoenix_rising Jul 26 #13

'Will help in Indiana'? maxsolomon Jul 26 #15

I think Buttigieg is prodigious in his oration skills. Intractable Jul 26 #17

+♾️ Intractable! He can easily take on any religious argument phoenix_rising Jul 27 #30

I think Pete is great, but Indiana is a lost cause. marmar Jul 26 #18

He may help with other Midwest states mvd Jul 26 #20

Yes, Pete would help with Michigan phoenix_rising Jul 27 #33

Pete is a tremendous talent but the puzzle doesn't fit that well to me. TheKentuckian Jul 26 #21

We're not winning Indiana. Crunchy Frog Jul 26 #22

Not happening. n/t valleyrogue Jul 27 #23

I love Pete LostOne4Ever Jul 27 #24

I find it hard to believe that people would vote over geography. Gore1FL Jul 27 #26

Maybe nc dsc Jul 27 #39

A Kamala and Pete ticket could put Democrats in the White House for sixteen years. Also, rzemanfl Jul 27 #27

Pete Buttigieg, is brilliant wendyb-NC Jul 27 #29

I like Buttigieg. Elessar Zappa Jul 27 #31

And he's a veteran! MyMission Jul 27 #32

Pete really helps us with young voters. pinkstarburst Jul 27 #35

This! ⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️ phoenix_rising Jul 27 #37

We are having our gov election now dsc Jul 27 #40

In my opinion, it has to be Shapiro or Kelly calguy Jul 27 #38

Just need people for democracy, that should bring at least 100,000,000 votes Traurigkeit Jul 27 #42

@calguy with all due respect phoenix_rising Jul 27 #43

I respect your opinion as you have respected mine calguy Jul 27 #44

Add Walz and I agree. RandomNumbers Jul 27 #47

I'll gladly add Walz to the mix, even if his state is comfortably in our column calguy Jul 27 #48

There are problems with Shapiro and Kelly too pinkstarburst Jul 27 #50

That's right. No perfect scenario. calguy Jul 27 #51

Trump won Indiana by nearly 500,000 votes LiberalFighter Jul 27 #45

And if Pete can narrow that gap to even 200,000 calguy Jul 27 #49