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Firebrand Gary

(5,044 posts) Thu Feb 23, 2017, 11:56 PM Feb 2017

Members voting in the DNC, I beg you, please, please vote for Pete... [View all]

Beyond the Hillary/Bernie.
Once upon a swing state.
2 Tours in Afghanistan.
An actual Mayor.
Young.
Gay.

Pete is so far out ahead politically from Washington DC Democrats, let's, please launch our party forward! The Clinton's are yesterday, Bernie is yesterday as Warren is as well. Not that I don't love and admire these people, but for god's sake, make the bold choice!

https://petefordnc.com

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Members voting in the DNC, I beg you, please, please vote for Pete... [View all] Firebrand Gary Feb 2017 OP

YES! elleng Feb 2017 #1

the diversity of all the candidates MFM008 Feb 2017 #2

No thank you HoneyBadger Feb 2017 #3

Ellison is not in, Ellison and Perez are tied, according to H. Dean. elleng Feb 2017 #5

Pete is the absolute right candidate for this period in time. Firebrand Gary Feb 2017 #12

And Pete will be able to spend full-time on this job. DK504 Feb 2017 #53

Pete would be a disaster for the progressive revolution... Keith is the way forward. InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2017 #58

Yes! I agree! Please vote Pete. fun n serious Feb 2017 #4

Yes, IS going, SHOULD go! elleng Feb 2017 #6

Yes indeed! fun n serious Feb 2017 #7

And he will get millenials like Obama got the youth vote. Amaryllis Feb 2017 #9

Yes. Young intellectual fact driven millennials.. fun n serious Feb 2017 #13

I like Harrison. Give me points to change my mind. Doreen Feb 2017 #8

He dropped out Adelante Feb 2017 #10

OK, that is a good point. My second choice was Ellison so I still need my mind to be Doreen Feb 2017 #11

Unity Adelante Feb 2017 #14

Good summary. elleng Feb 2017 #15

Articulated beautifully, thank you Adelante! Firebrand Gary Feb 2017 #20

Agree! lillypaddle Feb 2017 #16

Who gets to vote? lillypaddle Feb 2017 #17

In other words, insiders. elleng Feb 2017 #18

elleng, lets hope that have a serious self check before casting their votes. Firebrand Gary Feb 2017 #21

YES, Gary. SERIOUS! elleng Feb 2017 #37

Yes and Yes! If Ellison is in I am out! leftofcool Feb 2017 #19

leftofcool, I've heard a lot of people feel the same. Firebrand Gary Feb 2017 #22

What's wrong with Ellison? nt StubbornThings Feb 2017 #24

Some will cloak their hatred of the man with his (since repudiated) association with Farrakhan Jake Stern Feb 2017 #28

"chutzpah to support Bernie" NCTraveler Feb 2017 #30

Could say the same about another candidate, fwiw. truebluegreen Feb 2017 #51

You just argued a point not in contention. Nt NCTraveler Feb 2017 #68

You might have missed my point. Nt truebluegreen Feb 2017 #69

Good points. StubbornThings Feb 2017 #39

Nothing... he's great! InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2017 #61

Out of what? njhoneybadger Feb 2017 #52

Non of those reasons show how he would be the best at getting out the vote. StubbornThings Feb 2017 #23

If we pick pete...he is not of the Bernie or the Hillary primary split. Demsrule86 Feb 2017 #36

Being a *mayor* of a college city (pop. 100K) in a red state shows that? Peachhead22 Feb 2017 #62

Is he giving up his job as mayor if he gets the chairmanship? rogue emissary Feb 2017 #25

Yes, he announced he will step down as mayor. erinlough Feb 2017 #60

I'd be willing to bet that there isn't a single member of the DNC on DU. MineralMan Feb 2017 #26

Not always the case DFW Feb 2017 #54

I wil not "resist" the Party over who becomes Chair Tom Rinaldo Feb 2017 #27

"I will judge them by their actions." NCTraveler Feb 2017 #31

Frankly I don't give a damn what the chair does... Demsrule86 Feb 2017 #44

I agree completely. Demsrule86 Feb 2017 #35

Thank you SO much Tom, elleng Feb 2017 #38

This is SO much bigger than any one personality. DFW Feb 2017 #66

Pete Who? Larkspur Feb 2017 #29

That is exactly what we need. Demsrule86 Feb 2017 #34

Unlike DWS, Ellison said he would resign his House seat to become DNC chair Larkspur Feb 2017 #40

This Jew has no issue with Ellison Jake Stern Feb 2017 #42

I have no objection to Keith because of his time...he has said he would leave the House. Demsrule86 Feb 2017 #43

Mayor Pete has no significant base of support Larkspur Feb 2017 #45

Keith will cost us votes...this is why he should not be elected. good guy but made some Demsrule86 Feb 2017 #49

Pete just dropped out of the race and Perez and his wing of the Dem Party have already cost Dems Larkspur Feb 2017 #65

Pete is Positive Chipper Chat Feb 2017 #32

He is a great choice. Demsrule86 Feb 2017 #33

¡Basta ya! Iggo Feb 2017 #41

oh man not this division stuff again. n/t. okieinpain Feb 2017 #46

Yep. joshcryer Feb 2017 #47

i have a bad feeling YABOYNICKY12 Feb 2017 #48

I think so too...he will 'purge' donors...and starve our people when we need to win. Demsrule86 Feb 2017 #50

I suspect no matter who is elected there will be major in fighting within the party. However, still_one Feb 2017 #55

Good riddance Alan Dershowitz! InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2017 #59

Leave anyway, Dershowitz, you fucking fuck. (n/t) Iggo Feb 2017 #70

I would prefer him over Ellison or Perez NoGoodNamesLeft Feb 2017 #56

Could not agree more!!!!!!!! Peacetrain Feb 2017 #57

k & r LAS14 Feb 2017 #63

I agree 100% Phoenix61 Feb 2017 #64

too bad D_Master81 Feb 2017 #67