Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumMayor Pete fans: where are his issue positions?
n.b.: this is not meant to be an "attack", just an observation and a request. I am a little annoyed at having to make it, though.
I have seen so much good about Pete B. So I went to his website. Am I missing something? Because I can't seem to find any statements of his positions on issues.
Contrast to Andrew Yang (who I do NOT support) - the one thing Yang has done great at, is give a long list of his actual issue positions on his website.
Frankly Pete is a non-starter to me if he can't at least put some basic issue positions out there to be easily found and evaluated.
Pete's website: https://www.peteforamerica.com/
Menu labels on Pete's website right now (in this order): STORE | EVENTS | MEET PETE | DONATE (in red!)
I guess his platform is, "I'm wonderful, support me"? C'mon. (Prove me wrong. But in text of his words, not videos, not 3rd party)
And, after failing to find anything on certain specific issues I googled with his name, I finally did "Pete Buttigieg issue positions" and did indeed find some things - but nothing simple and in one place, and only a few high level things, for example, in the PBS link that comes near the top of that search. Somewhat helpful, but not enough. It needs to be on his website.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)Unlike some other candidates, what he does with power is not exactly unknown. That's good. No need to read a bunch of demand-feeding claims on a candidate's website and wonder if they're sincere or if he or she could possibly come through.
As for not being simple and in one place already...oh, well? By far most of the nation is paying no attention at all at this point and won't be for some time. And when they do, few will search for information as you're doing.
Disclosure: I don't expect to be voting for Buttigieg with all the other great possibilities out there. Maybe take a look at Governor Innes. I like everything I've read about him so far. Another person whose record tells you who he is.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
MH1
(17,600 posts)or even, mayor of big city.
There are issues at the national level that are completely out of scope and influence of a city mayor.
Some of those issues are very important to me.
My concern, generally, about elevating someone with no national experience is that they have never needed to think deeply about the issues at that level. For myself personally, I want to reassure myself that I wouldn't be supporting someone who would have harmful positions on issues that I care about, when the person has no track record on in their prior experience.
But anyway I am expressing my opinion that he does need to show some sort of platform. You disagree. All's good.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)is more like being president than the senate. That's why governors have always had a strong advantage in running for president. Obama was only the second senator to EVER go directly from the senate to the WH.
Btw, if your unflattering and wrong interpretation of what I wrote is any indication, you may have missed who knows what about Buttigieg.
What I am saying is that you can already find out most of what you want to know, and more you didn't know there is to be aware of, by looking beyond a website that will eventually be filled with carefully calculated positions developed after careful study of polling and focus groups. Examining one good record in power is worth more than a million self-serving websites.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)This comes out in interviews, but I understand your desire to see written statements. I am like that too. I expect he will produce a better website in the coming months. He is targetting millenials. They judge people by their websites and I am sure he knows that.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
patricia92243
(12,597 posts)website. If only the things he has mentioned in various interviews were put there - that would be a beginning - with more to come.
I don't know if some of his staff don't realize the importance of this or what is the problem.
I don't Twitter. Maybe someone could suggest this to him.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
MH1
(17,600 posts)I don't twitter either and I am not interested in getting on another mailing list at this point, so won't be trying to contact his campaign.
Maybe someone already on the mailing list, or who does Twitter, could suggest it. Like you said.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)He has articulated policies in interviews, but you don't want that.
In his defense, he started out with a very small staff and almost no budget. As a little known candidate, his strategy to this point seems to be getting lots of publicity through the media and travel to swing states. He went viral in mid-March and seems surprised it happened so suddenly after two months on the road. His fund raising after mid-March greatly exceeded his expectations.
Last week he opened up a new expanded headquarters and he is staffing up right now, with an expected launch date of April 14.
One thing I like about Buttigieg is that his emails explain where the money is going, so we know what he is doing. Very upfront and open of him. If he stays true to form, at some point he will launch a new website with more info about him.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
MH1
(17,600 posts)Categorize them and put together an issue summary page.
Then at least it looks like he's trying. That should be a fairly quick thing to do, too.
I think your observations are fair though.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden