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pnwmom

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9. Why is he the best candidate by far in our lifetimes? He's the 37 yr old Mayor of a city of

Reply to aeromanKC (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 19, 2019, 06:16 AM

Nov 2019

about 100,000, with no experience in statewide or national office.

Bill Clinton was a Rhodes scholar, just like Buttigieg. Obama is brilliant. Many other Dems are as smart as Buttigieg. But book learning only takes you so far. For the record, Republicans David Vitter and Bobby Jindal were also Rhodes scholars.

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Pastor tells Democrats to reject Pete Buttigieg because 'it is not the time' for a gay President [View all] Behind the Aegis Nov 2019 OP

I agree aeromanKC Nov 2019 #1

an EXPERIMENT? Skittles Nov 2019 #4

Yeah Cosmocat Nov 2019 #5

You wrote what I was thinking - exactly Rhiannon12866 Nov 2019 #6

However, the black man had been a US Senator, representing a large state. pnwmom Nov 2019 #7

Why is he the best candidate by far in our lifetimes? He's the 37 yr old Mayor of a city of pnwmom Nov 2019 #9

But, but for a lot of Americans in 2016 is was time for..... KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2019 #2

see that's the thing with these sanctimonious assholes Skittles Nov 2019 #3

I wouldn't have said it wasn't Barney Frank's time. But he's not 37. n/t pnwmom Nov 2019 #8

Loss of tax exempt status JT45242 Nov 2019 #10

As a Christian myself, I agree! UrbScotty Nov 2019 #11