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Brainfodder

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6. Having trouble with the Pete vs 34 felonies guy compares, Pete may have to grow his hair out or muttonchops to appear...

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Wed May 14, 2025, 11:30 AM

May 2025

Man enough for the MAGA base to consider the possibility of overlooking that one thing that really gets up their keister!
Intelligence and lack of double speak and long pauses, and 2 handed water, and help walking down stairs and questions of his fitness, and....
and.... and.... never admitting that being gay wasn't really it, you just afraid he is that much better than you and happens to be gay and in actuality there was nothing ever to be afraid of in the first place and embarrassment of being wrong is the glue in the fabric of yourself centered ideals?

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The odds of electing a gay candidate. [View all] milestogo May 2025 OP

I wish that Pete could win. redstatebluegirl May 2025 #1

As opposed to a black guy with a funny sounding name? EdmondDantes_ May 2025 #3

1998? Polybius May 2025 #27

1988 EdmondDantes_ May 2025 #33

Agreed. Magats are still openly celebrating kraznov in red shithole TN SheltieLover May 2025 #4

No Democrat will win a bright red southern state. subterranean May 2025 #7

I love Pete and would vote for him. redstatebluegirl May 2025 #10

The Magats aren't going to vote for any democrat JI7 May 2025 #11

It's not worth the risk. It's just not. n/t elocs May 2025 #32

I agree get the red out May 2025 #8

A Democrat who happens to be a straight, white man isn't winning in a "Bright Red Southern state" in 2028 either Polybius May 2025 #26

THIS: "We cannot afford to lose the White House in 28 to JD Vance or something worse." elocs May 2025 #31

Nationally - zero underpants May 2025 #2

Agreed. SheltieLover May 2025 #5

Having trouble with the Pete vs 34 felonies guy compares, Pete may have to grow his hair out or muttonchops to appear... Brainfodder May 2025 #6

He actually grew a beard Jose Garcia May 2025 #12

Oh yeah I saw it, looked good on Mr. Buttigieg + all that decent person in general fluff. Brainfodder May 2025 #15

I do have to think about 2008 and electing a black guy named Barack Hussein Obama. Tommy Carcetti May 2025 #9

You can't really compare Obama to anyone else JI7 May 2025 #13

He's the best "explainer" we've had since Bill Clinton. Tommy Carcetti May 2025 #16

Even more amazing about Obama is that he won against McCain, an admired centrist sane Republican. thesquanderer May 2025 #30

There are several non-heterosexual members of Congress, MineralMan May 2025 #14

That's true. milestogo May 2025 #17

I'd vote for him in a second. MineralMan May 2025 #18

Pete is the person we need as president Delmette2.0 May 2025 #34

Just elect the best candidate. oldmanlynn May 2025 #19

I would say they are about the same as electing a black candidate during the bush years Mr. Sparkle May 2025 #20

He's smart enough... surfered May 2025 #21

My feeling is that if there are elections in 2028, things will be so bad... NNadir May 2025 #22

As grandad used to say: "Slim to none, and Slim's left town." Xavier Breath May 2025 #23

I would love to see him President. ToxMarz May 2025 #24

2028 is going to be a change year pinkstarburst May 2025 #25

In 2028? 0%. beaglelover May 2025 #28

Trump has no chance of winning, said many, at one time. twodogsbarking May 2025 #29