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PolReader @polreader.bsky.social · 4h

Bless your heart.

You post a screen grab that you didn’t even read…

OR

You were unable to comprehend what you read.

I encourage those reading this discussion to evaluate the info presented.

/muted

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PolReader @polreader.bsky.social · 5h

You acknowledge, by your screenshot, that Pete already had made up his mind to endorse Biden.

In a previous discussion you acknowledged Pete would never endorse Bernie.

Who do you think he would have endorsed?

You are admitting that Bernie didn’t have the juice for a one-on-one contest.

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PolReader @polreader.bsky.social · 5h

Even AOC acknowledges that getting M4A thru Congress would require some revision from Bernie’s plan.

And she ends up in the same place as Pete.

Bernie’s plan would be a huge hurdle to navigate which is why he never was successful.

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PolReader @polreader.bsky.social · 5h

The article you linked referred to Warren supporting single payer. She *finally* published her detailed plan and guess what…

www.nytimes.com/2019/11/16/u...

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PolReader @polreader.bsky.social · 5h

Now you’re all pissy that he dropped out.

What’s the deal?

If y‘all call for him to leave the race and then get your bloomers in a bunch when he does, what did you expect?

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PolReader @polreader.bsky.social · 5h

Would you explain why Bernie supporters trended the hashtag #DropOutPete for *weeks*, pushed all kinds of conspiracy theories to get people to not vote for him…

And the he dropped out.

They learned the High Hopes dance, recorded and posted it on Twitter telling him BYE.

They celebrated.
Cont…

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PolReader @polreader.bsky.social · 5h

Buttigieg has a different approach to getting everyone on the program.

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PolReader @polreader.bsky.social · 5h

Buttigieg has supported single payer health care since he was in college writing for the Harvard Crimson.

Cont…

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PolReader @polreader.bsky.social · 15h

Note: 639 pages of questionable contributions flagged by FEC.

Be aware…there tons of oppo that has been reported during the 30+ years Bernie has been in politics. We can rehash it if that’s what you want…

That’s up to you.

www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

The Donors Who Love Bernie Sanders A Little Too Much

The FEC has notified the campaign that thousands of its 2.4 million contributors may be violating federal limits.

www.theatlantic.com

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PolReader @polreader.bsky.social · 15h

Ooooo….we’re going off the tracks and dragging up all kinds of nefarious accusations.

You sure you want to go there?

After all, Bernie has many more years experience dwelling in the underbelly of campaign finance shenanigans.

But let’s go…my archive is extensive and I’ve got the time.

cont….

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PolReader @polreader.bsky.social · 20h

How is the winner of the Democratic primary calculated?

For that matter…how is winner of the presidential general election calculated?

I bet you think the one who gets the most votes wins.

Did you take a civics/government class in school or…

Nah?

Hillary would like to see you after class. 😉

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PolReader @polreader.bsky.social · 20h

How did Bernie’s grand strategy work out?
After umpteen years campaigning for POTUS, he couldn’t even secure the win of delegates in the state neighboring Vermont.

A year previously, nobody knew who the hell Pete was let alone how to pronounce his name.

Buttigieg *tied* him. So no victory there.

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PolReader @polreader.bsky.social · 20h

Also, Bernie didn’t even bother showing up at the Selma bridge march because he was so confident he didn’t need that gesture to secure some Black vote.

He thought he had the formula all figured out for a contested convention.

Oooppppsssss….

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PolReader @polreader.bsky.social · 20h

Yes…as reported in several sources including the documentary “Mayor Pete” that features Buttigieg taking that phone call.

Your point?

Also…

Bernie never bothered to contact Pete to ask for his endorsement. He was damn confident he didn’t need the support. That back fired too.

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PolReader @polreader.bsky.social · 20h

😉

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PolReader @polreader.bsky.social · 20h

lol…still so wounded by Pete doing *exactly* what y‘all wanted when you trended #DropOutPete for weeks.

He dropped out.

Bernie Bros were delighted so much that they learned the High Hopes dance, recorded it and posted on Twitter telling him *BYE*.

What happened, SweetCheeks?

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PolReader @polreader.bsky.social · 20h

The *perfect* illustration of your description…right on schedule.

😂

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Trae Crowder @thetraecrowder.bsky.social · 1d

On Trump Deploying Troops to More Cities to Protect ICE from Antifa (Or Whatever)

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PolReader @polreader.bsky.social · 1d

Jason is beating the dead horse carcass left over from the 2020 campaign and trying *really* hard by spewing leftists/socialists links to prove he is still in the *we hate Buttigieg* tank for….

ReAsOnS

I’m surprised he hasn’t dropped a 🐀.
😂

Bernie’s not going to be POTUS & it’s time to move on.

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PolReader @polreader.bsky.social · 1d

You are trafficking worn out conspiracies from the 2020 campaign.

This one is classic…

The Canadian bread price scandal was started in 2001.

Pete Buttigieg was…

✅ nineteen years old
✅ a freshman in college
✅ coordinating bread pricing all over Canada…

From his dorm room???

You’re pathetic.

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PolReader @polreader.bsky.social · 1d

Those extensively detailed plans are still available in a web archive with accompanying footnotes.

web.archive.org/web/20200206...

Pete Buttigieg for President - Issues

It’s time to reclaim the values that drive our policy decisions.

web.archive.org

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PolReader @polreader.bsky.social · 1d

When I saw the announcement of his appearance I wondered who would be interviewing him. I believe Kara Swisher did one year, but may be confusing that with another appearance.

Thanks for posting that!

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PolReader @polreader.bsky.social · 1d

So you realize he has made more than “one comment”.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Massive self-own to imply he has avoided the subject when you’re so easily proven wrong.

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PolReader @polreader.bsky.social · 1d

You can discover what he’s said right here on Bluesky by…

…scrolling the posts on his account. 😉

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PolReader @polreader.bsky.social · 1d

Even when he was in college and writing for the Harvard Crimson, he supported M4A.

In 2004.

www.thecrimson.com/article/2004...

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