uran10 said:
HylianSwordsman said:
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.
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I think you're definitely crazy. The Media and the DNC has been pushing the hell out of Pete. They had him as part of the stop Bernie meetings for a reason, they've buried his south bend scandal and they're even burying this latest fake black people endorsement that he just did. Pete is the establishment's golden goose now that they're original one is gone. They Had Kamala, then Beto, then Pete.. there's a reason for that. Sorry bro, I definitely think you're wrong on this one, by a mile. They'd faster get behind Pete than anyone else in the race and you can tell cause that's exactly what's happening right now.
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Two presidents have EVER been mayor in their ENTIRE political careers. Grover Cleveland and Calvin Coolidge. Both went on to be governors of their states before running for president. That's not blind chance. You don't just go from mayor to president. It does NOT happen. They'll find some way around it. If they don't, we'll have another primary just as bad and crazy as this one the next time there's no Democratic incumbent, which would in all likelihood be 2024 if Buttigieg gets the nom. At least by then AOC will be eligible. House Reps do occasionally become president.
