Buttigieg, eyeing a presidential run, says 'maybe' Biden hurt Democrats

[TheProle]

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Pete Buttigieg said President Joe Biden’s decision to seek a second term “maybe” hurt Democrats and that “with the benefit of hindsight, I think most people would agree that that’s the case.”

But Biden’s former transportation secretary also tried to turn the page Tuesday night as he makes moves toward another presidential run in 2028, saying his party is “not in a position to wallow in hindsight” and using a packed town hall here to warn against counting on backlash to President Donald Trump in future elections.

“There’s this theory out there that if we just kind of hang back, don’t do much, then the people in charge today will screw it up, and then they’ll get blamed for it, then we’ll win,” Buttigieg said Tuesday night. “I disagree.” The audience cheered.

The town hall showcased Buttigieg’s vision for rebuilding the Democratic Party, hours after he suggested to an independent journalist that he would look at running in 2028. It also offered a glimpse of some potential challenges, including how he talks about his ex-boss Biden, who many in the party are still angry with over his decision to seek a second term.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/buttigieg-eyeing-a-presidential-run-says-maybe-biden-hurt-democrats/ar-AA1EJ3xe

[walkingman]

1. Buttigieg is a smart man and I think he genuinely would like to make

America a better place. In today's world, that seems to be a rare occurrence for politicians.

[multigraincracker]

2. Would have my support and vote.

The debate would be great.

[usonian]

3. My advice to democrats, independents, republicans and extraterrestrials: FUCKING LAY OFF JOE BIDEN.

He gave his all for the country, took shitloads of abuse for doing what he firmly believed was right and what he believed would re-elect him.

If anyone really believed that he would lose, they should have had the stones to tell him to his face and not engage in a smear campaign in the media.

That is cowardly and small.

I have only one gripe with Joe, and that's that he didn't use his infinite presidential power to padlock every nuclear weapon and every classified file folder, and change the password on every fucking government computer in the country, and keep the combos to himself.

And cherry-bomb every goddamn White House toilet.

As Abraham Lincoln said: "A horse divided against itself finishes last". (1)

LEAVE OLD SANE AND KIND AND COMPASSIONATE PEOPLE ALONE.

Smearing them (myself included) just means you're a sick piece of shit, destined to die in a cardboard box underneath an overpass, and relatives pick your pockets for change (and dope) and toss you to hungry sharks in San Francisco Bay.

Give me someone with GUTS, like this guy.



(1) as quoted by Professor Irwin Corey on Feb 29th, 1967

[Jit423]

4. One more like that and am done with Buttigieg.

Democrats hurt Democrats. Biden was not perfect and was extremely disappointed in his stance on Gaza and the Israeli government. However, I believe he did the best job he could with getting the country back on its economic feet after COVID.

The inflation everyone like to blame on him was actually a result of Trump's tariffs during his first term as the costs were passed on to consumers in the second and third year as CEO's gouged the public with their "pricing" schemes that few if any talked about in the media.

Anyone who wants to blame Biden for his astounding results raising us out of the trash can of capitalism is no political friend of mine.