Steve Schmidt: "Pete Buttigieg had an exceptional night"

[brooklynite]

Before you discount his opinion as a Republican, consider that:

1. He's a campaign professional who has experience in what works and what doesn't.

2. He offers a perspective on how Independents and moderate Republicans may be viewing the field.

[Demsrule86]

1. He also said Biden did great and had Black support which Buttigeig does not.

[BeyondGeography]

2. I found him peevish and thin-skinned

Not someone who could begin to handle the Washington he condescended to.

[BootinUp]

7. Lol. Nt

[Celerity]

8. lol, ridiculous

I am very, very willing to accept valid criticisms of any candidate, including Buttigieg (I have dozens upon dozens of posts involving colloquies over the issue of Pete and racial demographics to attest to this), but I draw the line at calumnies (ie. peevish and thin-skinned) that are not at all borne out by the actual events of the night. He took direct incoming (and thoroughly dodgy in its false framing) fire from the detestable Gabbard and handled it with aplomb.

[BeyondGeography]

9. He doesn't like to be criticized one bit

It’s too obvious.

[Celerity]

10. no, he just is great and pivoting and tossing it back onto the attacker, BIG difference nt

[Thekaspervote]

3. The mayor did well. As far as Schmidt... palin and Howard Schultz...total losers

[ritapria]

4. Good Point

He thought Schultz was going to catch on with the American people

[Thekaspervote]

5. He did...Schmidt became so enraged on the set of MSNBC when he was confronted about

Being Schultz’ campaign manager for an independent run...ahead of any formal announcement he threw down his mic and stormed off the stage.

I used to like him....I’m done after that stunt!!

[radical noodle]

6. He also criticized Gabbard

who seems most closely aligned with Republicans.

[Celerity]

11. almost none of her policies align with the Rethugs, they only faux support her as she does

damage to, and criticises our Party. Her boilerplate stances are very much in accord with the Sanders and Warren wing on the vast majority of issues.

IF she were to run as a 3rd party candidate, it will surely be on the Green ticket, which is also utterly antithetical to Rethugs from a philosophical and policy standpoint.


Rethug linkage to Gabbard is all about divide et impera of our party.

[radical noodle]

12. Very true

I was thinking more of her hatred of Hillary and her embrace of all things Fox.

[democratisphere]

13. Very intelligent BUT lacks Washington DC grade political experience.

Someday in the future.

[brooklynite]

14. So did Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton

[babylonsister]

15. Claire McCaskill just made a great point.

Perhaps people out and away from DC will embrace someone who doesn't have the stink of Washington on them. Pete fits that bill.