BOOT EDGE EDGE

[mobeau69]

[DetlefK]

1. I pronounce it Butti-gedge.

[Celerity]

33. closest is boota jedge, I used to type buddha jedge but Pete definitely uses a 't' in the boota part

[IronLionZion]

2. His husband says Buddha-judge

say it fast enough and it sounds the same either way

[Cosmocat]

7. Mayor Pete has said that is how his husband says it

and "they both get you there ..."

[DownriverDem]

12. Yep

I thought it was pronounced buddha-judge too.

[Celerity]

34. the judge part is used by so many, but Pete deffo says jedge, so boota jedge is damn close

[California_Republic]

14. I like budta-jedge. Gets you a little closer

[Kitchari]

3. Buddha Judge

Is my easiest way to remember, and it's close to the correct way, as you say, Boot Edge edge

[livetohike]

4. When he says his name I hear Boot-idge-edge. Pete

fits better on a bumper sticker though 🙂.

[Maxheader]

5. ..Who is it?

The remarks don't seem to positive...And I'd like to know why>>

[Botany]

6. President Mayor Pete

That pix with the little girl ... something must have got into my eye.

[Moostache]

8. With any luck it will just be "Mr. President" in January 2021 (n/t)

[pdsimdars]

9. Who da judge? Boo da judge.

[AlexSFCA]

10. our nominee and president elect in 2020

It’s only been a few weeks, a true political genius. I agree with him completely that vision gets presidents elected not policies. Besides, in 2020 election, policies will be irrelevant as the focus is on getting democrat elected regardless of views (congress sets laws not president). In that sense, he is auditioning for the right job. If you are running for a legislator position, e.g. senator or rep, then yes, you must focus on policies.

[DownriverDem]

13. Really?

Really?

[BlueFlorida]

11. K&R nt

[jalan48]

15. A gay man who's current political office is mayor of a town with a population of 100,000

has no chance of becoming President. Sorry.

[dhol82]

17. Listen to him speak

The man is sharp as a whip.
I love people who are smarter than I am.

[jalan48]

18. I have heard him and like what he says. I still don't think he has a chance.

[dhol82]

19. I think it will be hard and we will see by late this year

However, he now has a shit load of momentum going for him.
Have I mentioned how much I like people smarter than I am?

[jalan48]

20. We shall see.

[Canoe52]

21. And a black guy with only 2 years in the senate had no chance either.

[jalan48]

22. Mayor of a town of 100,000 people?

[Canoe52]

23. I got that part. However the guy is obviously way under his pay grade,

give him time and he would easily become the senator or governor of Indiana. And then he could run for pres. But right now I’d give you 50-50 odds he’ll be our next president.
Also who’s president right now? a porn star screwing piece of shit with bad hair. Who ever thought he’d be president? (My apologies to porn stars)

[jalan48]

25. He hasn't even run for a statewide position in Indiana. Interesting that he's going for President.

[mobeau69]

27. You really need to do some research, jalan48

[jalan48]

29. My bad. He did run for State Treasurer against Tea Party candidate Richard Mourdock in 2010

and lost 62%-38%. So other than Mayor his statewide experience in Indiana is running and losing for State Treasurer.

[mobeau69]

32. In "The Shortest Way Home" Pete talks about this race and his defeat. pp. 85-103

Richard Mourdock and the Chrysler pension fund, Mourdock's loses in court over the Chrysler sale, Democrats licking their wounds left by the Tea Party, the loss by none other than Richard Lugar to the Tea Party, and the fact that no one else was willing to stand up for the Chrysler union workers against Mourdock.

He ends the chapter with the recognition of all the friends and allies he gained in the process and concludes with: "Most of all, I had received a priceless if humbling course of education, a fitting conclusion to a decade of learning." p. 103

A fascinating read for any political junkie.

[Canoe52]

28. I think we already established that and agree on that point.

[mobeau69]

24. Mayor of a town of 100,000 people,

degrees from Harvard and Oxford, stints working and volunteering for the presidential campaigns of John Kerry and Obama, respectively, one recent failed campaign of his own for state treasurer, and eight years of service as an intelligence officer in the Navy Reserve.

[jalan48]

26. And, has he won a statewide election in Indiana yet?

[Moostache]

30. So because a Democrat, holding office already, doesn't win statewide in the Northern Mississippi...

that automatically disqualifies him from even RUNNING for President?

Sorry, but the second this idiot nation elected (or allowed to be named POTUS) that ass ferret Trump, any ideas of "qualifications" went right out the window...there is no such thing any more as "qualified enough"... a half-eaten ham sandwich is more qualified than our current 'leader'.

Seems to me that the unwritten hesitation for many is the "gay issue". They are not seeing an immense intellect and gifted politician. They are seeing a "gay man" and can't get past it. Believe me, for people who that is a fundamental issue on the right, we are not getting their vote if the contest was between all the saints of all the churches and Satan himself, so I wouldn't worry about them...

Barrack Obama built a coalition that was able to transcend race and won the Presidency twice.
Hillary Clinton built a coalition that was larger than gender and won the vote by nearly 3 million.

I believe Pete Buttegieg can build a coalition that transcends sexual orientation as well...the sad thing is he will be another in a long line of Democratic Presidents whose first priority has to become undoing the dammage of their predecessor.

[jalan48]

31. I don't dislike him. I'm simply pointing out he hasn't even been elected to Congress or the Senate

in his home state.

[Celerity]

35. 8 years of executive experience, just scaled down

South Bend has a strong mayor system so the buck really stopped with him

He has overseen a much larger group of staff and employees than any Senator or Representative does.

He has dealt with so many different things that come up for any executive, including a lot of interfacing with the federal government. In terms of foreign policy, he was a big leg up on many, as he is a veteran (only other vet in race is Gabbard, who will be one of the first to drop out) and has post grad degree that encompasses a multi-disciplinary approach to global interlocks. It was not just any degree either, it was the Oxford Philosophy, Politics and Economics programme, which is one of the most rigorous in the world and in which he earned a 'First' which is extraordinarily rare).

[jalan48]

36. Sounds great. Still, he's never held any statewide or federal office in Indiana. Is it because he

can't win there?

[mahina]

39. Why do you care? If you don't support him, move on.

You’re definitely not going to peel support away from him this way, if that’s your objective.

And I’m for Warren.

[jalan48]

41. I don't think peeling away support here on DU would be all that important if it indeed could happen.

There are numerous posts here on DU about whether candidates can win in the general election. I'm simply pointing out PB has held only one political office, mayor of a town with a population of 100,000 and questioning if that is enough to get him elected POTUS.

[Celerity]

40. Indiana's a ruby red state and he has only once run statewide there, perhaps he someday takes a shot

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again, this time at the Senate or Governor. Far too early to tell. I keep seeing people positing that Beto can take Texas in a general. I just do not see that happening. He still lost by well over 200,000 votes to a very unpopular Cruz in a Democratic wave year. Trump beat Clinton by over 800,000 votes and the demographics have not changed THAT much. Trying to 'expand the map' by going after Arizona, Texas, Arkansas, Indiana, Ohio, Missouri, and Georgia was one of the larger strategic blunders we made in the 2016 campaign, as it came at the expense of hammering home in the Midwest swing states (PA included), North Carolina, and Florida.

The Washington Post in 2014 was already warning of this.


The Atlantic saw this coming a week before the election.

Is Donald Trump Outflanking Hillary Clinton?
The Democratic nominee faces the risk that she has overestimated her hold on the states most central to her strategy.

[mahina]

38. Exactly.

[mahina]

37. Ya, nope.

[IronLionZion]

42. Just like an asshole real estate developer and reality TV show personality from NYC

who has never been elected to any office

[jalan48]

43. Good point. It's a brand new world. Anyone can run and become POTUS. No experience necessary.

[patricia92243]

16. He really has a way with words. Horror show, mesmerizing - all great ways

to convey just how bad it is. Calling Pense a cheerleader for the porn president is just another great example - keep it up Pete.

PS I forgot to mention grotesque.