2nd December 2019, 10:41 PM
I get your point, but isn't a candidate supposed to represent their party first and foremost? Sure, you need to appeal to people not in the party to win, but the primary goal is to represent your party's views on issues.
As for Buttigieg, his positions on issues are not the best, but I find his questionable history worse. I don't only mean his issues with racism, but also that he gave a speech before a tea party group once and has made a birther joke on camera at least once, like last year or such... like, sure, he's not a Republican on the issues, he's a centrist Democrat which is a very different thing from today's Republicans, but he clearly has tried to appeal to them in some not-good ways. Due to his total lack of minority appeal though he has next to no chance to win. Sure, he's on the upswing right now, but he's still poling near zero with black people and you don't win the Democratic nomination that way.
As for Buttigieg, his positions on issues are not the best, but I find his questionable history worse. I don't only mean his issues with racism, but also that he gave a speech before a tea party group once and has made a birther joke on camera at least once, like last year or such... like, sure, he's not a Republican on the issues, he's a centrist Democrat which is a very different thing from today's Republicans, but he clearly has tried to appeal to them in some not-good ways. Due to his total lack of minority appeal though he has next to no chance to win. Sure, he's on the upswing right now, but he's still poling near zero with black people and you don't win the Democratic nomination that way.