AmandaA
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Post by AmandaA on May 2, 2019 15:52:55 GMT
But why? Why not just become president now? To put him in a position where he gets more experience on the national stage. I really like him but being mayor of a small city is not necessarily preparation for governing as president. He’s very accomplished in many ways, but is young and has lost when he ran for statewide office, I believe. I have no issue with a gay man as VP or President (or any other role), but I’m hopeful that more exposure to him might open the minds of people who are resistant now. If they could see him "on the job" and get to know him better, maybe it won’t be a factor. I will say (for anyone not familiar with Indiana politics) that any Democrat losing a state wide election, even by a large margin, is no surprise in recent history. Democrats do run at the state level here of course, but rarely win in the post Bayh/O’Bannon era. At my local level it is rare to even have a democrat on the ballot or one you have heard of. Democrats have a large presence around the larger cities, but otherwise this state is solidly republican. Jesus himself could run with a D behind his name in still lose here IMO.
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Post by Merge on May 2, 2019 16:11:24 GMT
Time’s cover story on Pete that I came across this morning. A refreshing read after seeing the chaos and corruption of the last 48 hours play out. If only they got the pronunciation correct. Boot-edge-edge? That's how he says to pronounce it on his own Twitter profile.
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Post by gale w on May 2, 2019 16:41:47 GMT
If only they got the pronunciation correct. Boot-edge-edge? That's how he says to pronounce it on his own Twitter profile. Weird. That's not how he or anyone else actually says it. It's more like Boot - uh- judge to me.
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AmandaA
Pearl Clutcher
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Post by AmandaA on May 15, 2019 2:55:24 GMT
I just have to drag this thread up from the depths again... please tell me you all saw him on Fallon last night?!?! His slow jam the news was hilarious. I love that he doesn’t take himself too seriously all of the time. The more I see him speak, the more he reminds me of Obama in how he handles himself, answers questions, etc.
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Post by Skellinton on May 15, 2019 12:49:17 GMT
I follow him on Instagram so I saw the clip from there. He absolutely reminds me of Obama in his demeanor.
For what it’s worth I think his name sounds like edge edge, but said really fast.
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AmandaA
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Post by AmandaA on May 15, 2019 13:19:11 GMT
I follow him on Instagram so I saw the clip from there. He absolutely reminds me of Obama in his demeanor. For what it’s worth I think his name sounds like edge edge, but said really fast. He has a whole line of campaign merchandise with a “boot edge edge” graphic so I am going to agree that is the right pronunciation 😉
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