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In reply to the discussion: Pete Buttigieg Says He Is Considering a 2028 Presidential Run [View all]pinkstarburst
(1,904 posts)26. Pete is who I'm voting for
Pete is the smartest mind we have in the party.
I'm not ready to go down the road of "we can only have a straight white Christian male president." If we do that, we're counting out every female candidate, plus Josh Shapiro, JB Pritzker, Corey Booker, and lots of other candidates I think should have a shot.
2028 is going to be a change year. I think people are going to be so sick of Trump and his harmful policies what will hurt so many families that this is going to give us an edge. I am not prepared to go down the road of limiting ourselves to only 20% of the possible presidential candidates (the only one I even work up any enthusiasm for in the straight white Christian male category is Walz, btw.)
Pete's got my vote.
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What does the DNC have to do with this ? How will the DNC prevent Buttigieg from running ?
JI7
May 2025
#13
These are conspiracy theories. And Pete Buttigieg actually won the Iowa caucus in 2020.
JI7
May 2025
#46
That was an unusual situation, as the person who effectively won the nomination dropped out
Polybius
May 2025
#45
Sadly, unless something significant changes psyche of the broad American electorate nt ....
anamnua
May 2025
#47
Sad, but true. Many Americans just vote their bigotry rather than using their minds
Attilatheblond
May 2025
#34
I sure hope he gives it a shot, as well as other contenders too. That's why I like primaries, and the whole works
SWBTATTReg
May 2025
#37
