uran10 said:
Considering her letting Pete off the hook at the last debate after that set up I wouldn't be surprised if they've got something going on. Not like it matters he also stands a 0% chance at the nomination. |
I'm not counting Pete out yet, not completely, but I think his main obstacle is that there's no way the establishment will rally behind a small town mayor. Senators and governors can win nominations, but mayors do NOT. And this isn't a big city mayor, it's a small town mayor. It's not going to happen, the establishment will not allow it. Think I'm crazy all you want, but they'd sooner (reluctantly) allow Sanders the nomination than give it to a small town mayor. They're trying to look different from the Republicans and pick candidates with experience, candidates that look like serious presidential material. People underestimate how big an obstacle this is. Buttigieg, whether you like it or not, will probably have a long and prosperous career as a Democratic politician. But he will NOT be the nominee in 2020. If the math becomes that inevitable, sure, I guess history will be made, and not just for his sexual orientation, but for being a mayor of a small town, but barring the establishment floundering for the entirety of the primary like the Republicans did in 2016 (and you can be sure the Dem establishment won't make that mistake after seeing the results), Buttigieg will be easy enough for the establishment to manufacture consent away from. If Biden truly collapses and Buttigieg starts to run away with his base, the establishment will somewhat reluctantly back Warren (they're already showing signs that they're trying to make peace with this), and that will be enough.
