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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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In reply to the discussion: Klobuchar says a woman with Buttigieg's experience would not make it to debate stage [View all]exboyfil
(17,862 posts)52. The military service gains him a lot of credibility
He is more qualified that Beto who should have run for Senate again.
I don't think she gains anything by tearing down other candidates in that way. I may need to reconsider my support for her in the Iowa caucus.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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left-of-center2012
Nov 2019
OP
It's true. If Pete was Petra, a gay small-city mayor, she wouldn't be doing as well. nt
pnwmom
Nov 2019
#17
actually lesbians and bisexual women have done much better at the ballot box than gay man
dsc
Nov 2019
#48
There is still such a divide here. I wish this old feminist could not say it's true.
efhmc
Nov 2019
#2
I knew there was someone relevant to this discussion I had forgotten. Thank you.
WheelWalker
Nov 2019
#11
That doesn't prove her wrong. Marianne hasn't been doing nearly as well as Pete. n/t
pnwmom
Nov 2019
#18
I like her, but this is a bad road to go down as it was when Geraldine Ferraro traveled it, with
emmaverybo
Nov 2019
#10
Right. And a female lesbian mayor of a small city would be given even less serious attention. nt
pnwmom
Nov 2019
#19
I think Marianne Williamson making it to the debate stage blows up that claim.
aikoaiko
Nov 2019
#55