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Re:Mark Zuckerberg Has Quietly Advised Pete Buttigieg on Cam... by dawg- on Monday October 21, 2019 @10:28AM (#21312634)
True, I wasn't trying to say the DNC is evil or that real people don't support "establishment" candidates - of course they do. Just saying that whoever the DNC throws their weight behind will get a really big boost. And since it probably won't be Warren or Sanders, I think it could be Buttigieg.

Buttigieg is less progressive than he was originally presented as but I don't think that's necessarily a terrible thing. It's just a thing. And now that it's been acknowledged that he's actually pretty moderate, we can start talking about whether he's a better moderate candidate than Biden.

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Re:Mark Zuckerberg Has Quietly Advised Pete Buttigieg on Cam... by hn_throwaway_99 on Monday October 21, 2019 @10:57AM (#21312980)
When it comes to Buttigieg, though, I don't see how anyone can win the Democratic nomination without African-American support, and Buttigieg basically has none (IMO a result of the racial issues in his hometown, and the fact that African-Americans at large have shown much more reticence to supporting gay candidates and issues): https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/10/can-mayor-petes-cash-pil...
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