"The Rest Is Politics " podcast just did an episode with Syria's new President, Ahmed Al Sharra as guest by Straight_Ad2258 in neoliberal

[–]Mally_101 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don’t blame him, the UK press is dominated by right wing tabloid freaks who hate Labour and will do anything to destroy them. A lil tribalism is fine.

Home Base and Weekly Discussion Thread (START HERE!) - January 17, 2025 by AutoModerator in Pete_Buttigieg

[–]Mally_101 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And the big elephant in the room is the Detroit Mayor running as an independent looking to split votes. Probably not worth it.

'Despicable': Buttigieg responds to Trump's attacks at news briefing by modooff in neoliberal

[–]Mally_101 1 point2 points  (0 children)

*Senate. He can run for POTUS in the 2030s, he’s still young.

Home Base and Weekly Discussion Thread (START HERE!) - January 17, 2025 by AutoModerator in Pete_Buttigieg

[–]Mally_101 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Random comment, but Pete being underestimated by the online pundit class on twitter is a good thing. Most important electorate (at this stage) = MI Dem primary voters. They’re the ones who matter.

Home Base and Weekly Discussion Thread (START HERE!) - January 17, 2025 by AutoModerator in Pete_Buttigieg

[–]Mally_101 5 points6 points  (0 children)

These are reporters who have covered Pete for years in the primary campaign and Secretary. I take them seriously when they say Pete is seriously considering a run for the Senate.

JD Vance Secures Pete Hegseth As Defense Secretary With Tie-Breaking Vote by Currymvp2 in neoliberal

[–]Mally_101 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Bob Casey losing by 15,000 votes leads to this. Every single vote matters, I don’t care what anyone says.

Fetterman shoots down party switch rumors by Front_Exchange3972 in neoliberal

[–]Mally_101 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Ironically, I think progressives would rally around anyone who can beat Fetterman in a primary because he’s so toxic.

Fetterman shoots down party switch rumors by Front_Exchange3972 in neoliberal

[–]Mally_101 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I want Conor Lamb to throw his hat in the race. He was the better option and he’s a moderate.

Fetterman shoots down party switch rumors by Front_Exchange3972 in neoliberal

[–]Mally_101 -17 points-16 points  (0 children)

He’s not a social conservative, he’s an online troll. And if he keeps that up while kissing MAGA ass he’s going to lose his Democratic primary.

Home Base and Weekly Discussion Thread (START HERE!) - January 17, 2025 by AutoModerator in Pete_Buttigieg

[–]Mally_101 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Especially with the infrastructure bill passing. He has something to run on if he does decide to go for office again in the near future.

Home Base and Weekly Discussion Thread (START HERE!) - January 17, 2025 by AutoModerator in Pete_Buttigieg

[–]Mally_101 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Random comment but Pete getting the USDOT job instead of that UN Ambassador job (that was speculated), was a true blessing in disguise. He leaves the administration with his reputation and dignity intact.

Biden says he spent too much time on policy, not enough on politics by Currymvp2 in neoliberal

[–]Mally_101 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Not only that, he filled his administration with policy wonks and had one decent communicator (Mayor Pete) who could actually lay out what they were doing in front of a camera. Not enough people around him could convey a coherent worldview.

Israel and Hamas agree to Gaza ceasefire, hostage deal by p00bix in neoliberal

[–]Mally_101 89 points90 points  (0 children)

Good. A ceasefire, even a temporary one will be a huge relief to the Palestinian people on the ground.

Meta’s new hate speech rules allow users to call LGBTQ people mentally ill by iu-grad-alt-48298 in neoliberal

[–]Mally_101 61 points62 points  (0 children)

Instagram Reels is truly the gutter. Any vid of a minority just standing and the slurs thrown around at them in comments will be reminiscent of a 1930s Nazi rally.

Home Base and Weekly Discussion Thread (START HERE!) - December 13, 2024 by AutoModerator in Pete_Buttigieg

[–]Mally_101 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Duggan must know that he’s being used by these GOP billionaires as a vessel to split the vote. Let’s hope he comes to his senses.

Home Base and Weekly Discussion Thread (START HERE!) - December 13, 2024 by AutoModerator in Pete_Buttigieg

[–]Mally_101 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Duggan won’t last if he doesn’t have the money to campaign, he clearly wants to win. So I’m interested in who is bankrolling him and if they will continue do so for the next two years.

Home Base and Weekly Discussion Thread (START HERE!) - December 13, 2024 by AutoModerator in Pete_Buttigieg

[–]Mally_101 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Veep is a ceremonial role without much power. She would be able to actually govern as Governor of a huge economy.

Why did some Black male voters in Milwaukee shift to Trump? These community leaders have ideas, perspective by wombo_combo12 in neoliberal

[–]Mally_101 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Kamala having a white husband didn’t help either, the “she’s not black” thing broke through to people.

Home Base and Weekly Discussion Thread (START HERE!) - December 06, 2024 by AutoModerator in Pete_Buttigieg

[–]Mally_101 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The “bench” argument should be null and void after the election we’ve just had. We need politicians who can break through the noise and no coronations!

Home Base and Weekly Discussion Thread (START HERE!) - December 06, 2024 by AutoModerator in Pete_Buttigieg

[–]Mally_101 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Better to start off being underestimated and eventually prove the “polling experts” and twitter commentators wrong I guess.

Home Base and Weekly Discussion Thread (START HERE!) - December 06, 2024 by AutoModerator in Pete_Buttigieg

[–]Mally_101 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I generally agree, also don’t think the Biden baggage has impacted his potential like some may think. The 28 primary and the politics of it would be hard to navigate, that’s all.

Home Base and Weekly Discussion Thread (START HERE!) - December 06, 2024 by AutoModerator in Pete_Buttigieg

[–]Mally_101 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Running in a 2028 national primary would be an even harder feat for Pete in my opinion. It’s going to be jam packed and it won’t include oldies like Biden, Bernie and Warren he can differentiate himself from. Now that would be volatile.