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Lawman, why do you think Buttigieg would be Trump's biggest threat?
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Date: February 4th, 2020 7:30 PM Author: Pungent Avocado Public Bath (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4438215&forum_id=2#39542850) |
Date: February 4th, 2020 7:49 PM Author: Shimmering hairless generalized bond coldplay fan I was blown away the first time I actually saw him speak, and immediately poasted on XO at the time and gave my initial reactions. No idea where the thread is but I think it was some televised townhall.
I also think many on XO who dismiss him have only read about him and haven’t actually heard him speak.
Here are some reasons:
1. He’s an incredibly smooth and polished public speaker - think Obama but without needing a teleprompter. Usually it’s kind of obvious these people are spouting lines, but I didn’t think this about him. He seems to exude a quality that makes you want to believe him.
2. On a related note, he knows how to speak with incredible gravitas + (false) sincerity. He can look the average voter in the eye and convince them he truly cares about them and their concerns (he doesn’t). He also can use his gravitas to pass all sorts of bullshit as the Truth, which you’d believe unless you knew better.
3. He doesn’t seem gay at all. If he was some prancing faggot, it would immediately turn people off. But he comes across as completely straight. Yes, this illusion is shattered when you see him kissing his “husband,” but if a voter tunes into the debates, you only see #1, 2, and 3.
4. He's incredibly intelligent. If you listen to him speak, this is evident. Intellectually, he can run circles around Trump in his present old age. This isn’t massively huge, but still a nice asset to have.
5. Very limited record, meaning it’s hard to dig up past contradictions that could puncture a hole in #1-3.
6. He has absolutely no principles and will take any position at all perceived to gain or maintain power. While this is true for most politicians, the above reasons make him especially dangerous because he’ll be able to effectively seize on any opportunity to attack Trump that presents itself.
7. Seems 40 years younger than everyone else, allowing him to position himself in many good ways. No “low energy” attacks here.
8. Not as compelling, but Trump’s lone attack on him so far (Mad magazine posterboy) is probably the least damaging nickname/attack that Trump has ever made against a political opponent, in my opinion.
These are some of the reasons but I’m sure I can think of others |
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Date: February 4th, 2020 7:51 PM Author: Bipolar metal step-uncle's house police squad For some reason, #1 and #2 don't seem to work on Blacks. That's the big problem. Blacks instinctively see though it. Reminds me of the cats in the movie Sleepwalkers. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4438215&forum_id=2#39542963) |
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Date: February 4th, 2020 7:52 PM Author: judgmental jewess round eye on the mohs scale how hard was your erection (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4438215&forum_id=2#39542968) |
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Date: February 4th, 2020 7:57 PM Author: seedy giraffe lawman8, the vindicated one, do really think a gay - flaming, married to another may gay - is going to drive black voters to vote and that blacks are going to vote for him at 90%+? Blacks generally dislike gays and were the driving force in defeating gay marriage ballot initiatives in places like CA.
Democrats are smoked if they don't the black vote at 90%, they cannot win nationally if blacks don't vote as a block.
You've been right so many times that I don't want to doubt you, but really, black folks aren't voting for a gay. |
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Date: February 4th, 2020 8:00 PM Author: Shimmering hairless generalized bond coldplay fan I’m not sure if he’ll actually win the nomination. If he does, that’s when the above plays in.
I don’t think your point alone would stop him, because he clearly would have received enough black support in the primaries to make it through + he 100% will pick a Stacy Abrams type black VP to prevent black turnout from killing him. Your point is mainly applicable to the primaries |
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Date: February 11th, 2020 11:03 PM Author: Lascivious international law enforcement agency spot dumb analysis. The CA vote was over a decade ago. Blacks voted for gay marriage in Maryland when it was on the ballot. Anyone who thinks Trump can cut into the black vote or suppress black turnout is deluding themselves. They are MAF and have been turning out in huge numbers in every election since 2016. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4438215&forum_id=2#39581207) |
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Date: February 11th, 2020 11:01 PM Author: ungodly factory reset button kitchen (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4438215&forum_id=2#39581191) |
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Date: February 11th, 2020 11:02 PM Author: provocative honey-headed sandwich he's also played the above-it-all adult in the room role pretty well (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4438215&forum_id=2#39581200) |
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Date: February 11th, 2020 11:00 PM Author: Fear-inspiring Gas Station Plus, Pete would be a terrific president. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4438215&forum_id=2#39581178) |
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Date: February 20th, 2020 1:29 PM Author: Shimmering hairless generalized bond coldplay fan Reminder after last night (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4438215&forum_id=2#39624654) |
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Date: February 25th, 2020 10:42 AM Author: cerebral address background story Reminder that, against all odds, you were spectacularly wrong yet again? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4438215&forum_id=2#39649422) |
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Date: February 25th, 2020 10:26 AM Author: lake fantasy-prone toaster area you make him sound a lot like Bill Clinton at the height of his political powers (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4438215&forum_id=2#39649355) |