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qazplm135

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2. His best path to higher office would be a cabinet position

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Wed May 20, 2020, 07:55 PM

May 2020

possibly Sec Def.

This would then I think transition well to a Senator or Gov run in Indiana which would then give him the foundation to run for President again say 10 years or so from now.

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NYT : Pete Buttigieg Just Wants to Be Useful [View all] Celerity May 2020 OP

Thanks for posting this, my dear Celerity! CaliforniaPeggy May 2020 #1

hugz my dear Peggy, I do too Celerity May 2020 #3

His best path to higher office would be a cabinet position qazplm135 May 2020 #2

The problem is that Indiana is very red. Reliably so, in fact. CaliforniaPeggy May 2020 #4

It's not so red that Obama couldn't win qazplm135 May 2020 #6

You could well be right. I hope so, for all our sakes. CaliforniaPeggy May 2020 #7

The 2008 Indiana election is at outlier and total mystery Polybius May 2020 #10

what about the 2012 election qazplm135 May 2020 #11

I think a Democrat for governor can win there Polybius May 2020 #12

2008 was a Recession . And it would be more difficult for a Gay Man than JI7 May 2020 #13

In ten years?? qazplm135 May 2020 #14

Pete Corgigal May 2020 #5

He is smart and right about county supervisors, etc grantcart May 2020 #8

The renaissance man! I enjoyed his book so much! mobeau69 May 2020 #9