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JohnnyRingo

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8. Much of America wouldn't vote for a black woman.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Mar 13, 2025, 10:39 AM

Mar 13

So maybe now the country will elect a gay man.
Love you Pete, but this will be a make or break election for the nation. There's too much at stake to be showing off our big tent.
We need a candidate who is universally appealing.

Much to accomplish from a desk in the Senate. For now.

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Pete Buttigieg Declines to Run for Senate -- Because He's Eyeing the White House: Report [View all] BumRushDaShow Mar 13 OP

Pete! no_hypocrisy Mar 13 #1

Wishful thinking Gimpyknee Mar 13 #2

I think this is a bad decision DavidDvorkin Mar 13 #3

He is still a young man ... he deserves to try for the brass ring FakeNoose Mar 13 #17

I totally agree Tree Lady Mar 13 #18

Prove you can win something more than a small city mayoral election first BeyondGeography Mar 13 #4

I hope he changes his mind. Dulcinea Mar 13 #5

The bigger problem for him with a number of voters in a national election Attilatheblond Mar 13 #9

And we have David Axelrod vetting our Senate candidates, displacedvermoter Mar 13 #6

I think he should have done 6 years in the Senate first. sinkingfeeling Mar 13 #7

Much of America wouldn't vote for a black woman. JohnnyRingo Mar 13 #8

Come on Pete...we need a Senate win which I think you could easily do Bengus81 Mar 13 #10

Show us you can win one state ... mellow Mar 13 #11

ASSUMING THERE EVEN IS AN ELECTION IN 2028.... Im going to want to vote for whoever stood up and Kashkakat v.2.0 Mar 13 #12

The comments on this post LittleGirl Mar 13 #13

Well, dang SpankMe Mar 13 #14

Oh man, I wish he had run for Michigan Senate. SunSeeker Mar 13 #15

Nope... LPBBEAR Mar 13 #16