Do the work. Stop trying to fix cultural problems with politicians. "Beautiful Chaos" - Pete Buttigieg and Jamie Harrison

Joined January 2017
Unpinning my 9 year-oold tweet with over 20M interactions to pin this one.
I think Democratic voters should support the candidate who they think best promotes the issues important to them. I think trying to game the bigotry of other people is to effectively enable that bigotry. We shouldn't *not* vote for someone because of their identity.
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Gallup: Record-high 89% of Americans think their government is corrupt
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I genuinely do understand the appeal. I also genuinely understand engagement bait - same stupid ass question phrased verbatim - and we don't need to bite.
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Not even a little bit surprised.
Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
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Honored to have the support of @PeteButtigieg! He understands the importance of working together to get things done, and I’m so excited to have his support in our race.
Honored to have the endorsement of Pete Buttigieg. His commitment to building a country that works for everyone is exactly what this campaign is about. With supporters like this behind us, we're ready for November.
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A standing ovation for @PeteButtigieg at the @nhiop where he’s the keynote speaker at a 1st Amendment awards event. #FITN2028 @nhdems @nhgop
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Honored to have the endorsement of Pete Buttigieg. His commitment to building a country that works for everyone is exactly what this campaign is about. With supporters like this behind us, we're ready for November.
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Incredibly disappointed in the Democratic AGs.
BREAKING: Paramount has reached a settlement with California and other states suing to block its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros., according to Bloomberg. The settlement comes after California AG Rob Bonta caved and stopped attempting to block the merger. The final four holdout states have reportedly now conceded as well. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Favorability Ratings among Democrats Obama: 90/4 (+86) Buttigieg: 70/7 (+63) Sanders: 72/15 (+57) Mr. Rogers: 61/6 (+55) Harris: 70/20 (+50) Ossoff: 55/5 (+50) Kelly: 58/8 (+50) Ocasio-Cortez: 62/15 (+47) Newsom: 63/17 (+46) Cooper: 58/12 (+46) Mamdani: 57/12 (+45) Shapiro: 55/10 (+45) Beshear: 49/5 (+44) Pritzker: 44/7 (+37) Khanna: 33/6 (+27) Jeffries: 45/22 (+23) Fain: 13/7 (+6) Schumer: 35/32 (+3) Hassan Piker: 14/14 (+0) Bill Maher: 27/34 (-7) Center for Strategic Politics | 9/3-10 liberalcurrents.com/what-are…
📊 2028 National Democratic Primary 🔵 Harris: 25% 🔵 Newsom: 15% 🔵 Buttigieg: 13% 🔵 Ossoff: 10% 🔵 Kelly: 9% 🔵 AOC: 8% 🔵 Shapiro: 6% 🔵 Pritzker: 4% 🔵 Beshear: 3% 🔵 Fain: 1% 🔵 Khanna: 1% Center for Strategic Politics | 9/3-10 liberalcurrents.com/what-are…
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Because stans prize their identity as stans higher than their compassion for others.
I still dont know how this wasn't the end for this guy.
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Yes. Just as Black voters are also not necessarily or inherently voting Democratic out of (solely) economic interest.
People have misconstrued their primary interest as economic.
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But the premise of "Democratic President" is inherently better for economic interest of household income holders under $50k may not be correct; or rather, it clearly is not held widely enough
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"There are people who have it very easy their whole lives, & they’ve never struggled at all" is the right message. Good for him for saying so.
Gov. Pritzker is for the first time revealing publicly that he’s lost 80 lbs with the help of a GLP-1. “There are people who have it very easy their whole lives, & they’ve never struggled at all," Pritzker said of his weight. “I’m just not that person.” chicago.suntimes.com/illinoi…
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People make the same assumptions about work, money, grades, probably even looks. It's wrong. And at its worst, many even associate a moral superiority with these misconceptions, and our culture is worse for it.
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This is a distraction from the answer. Do people of <$50k household income benefit more from a Democratic President is a question that has to be felt by voters. This Hispanic demographic went 55 Trump/45 Harris. All 3 could be voting for reasons that have nothing to do w/ income
“Why do working people vote against their own self interests?” They don’t. One particular demographic does
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The major TV networks have agreed to suspend their pooled coverage of Trump in response to his ban on CNN, MSNow and Politico. That means NO TV CAMERAS for Trump. He's going to lose his shit. Reap what you sow, grandpa. 🔥
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In person, we're usually different - and better - than we are online.
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BREAKING: Last week marked hedge funds' largest weekly purchase of US equities in 5 weeks. This was driven by short covering in macro products, such as index futures and ETFs, as well as long purchases of single stocks. The strongest demand was seen in Information Technology and Communication Services. Hedge funds have now purchased equities in these sectors for 3 consecutive weeks. Furthermore, hedge funds have bought US software stocks for 4 consecutive weeks and in 6 of the last 8. As a result, hedge fund allocation to software rose to ~5.0% of their total market exposure, its highest level since the start of the year, up from a record low of 1.3% set in February. Hedge funds are adding more tech exposure.
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In Dallas, @PeteButtigieg has a message for Texas Democrats: “You’re not alone… yes, we can have nice things in the United States of America.” I’ll interview him exclusively tomorrow for @MeidasTouch.
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