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      Are you inferring that Buttigieg is a Democratic leader?

      In what way? Did he win a Federal election? My understanding was he received a position as trans. Sec for the splitting/ ratfucking he did to to the progressives in 2020.

      He’s not a leader in the sense that he has been elected to any form of leadership position.

      In a democracy, this is how we define what a leader is. We elect them. Appointments to the children’s table of cabinet positions don’t count. Hillary, for all her faults, at least she did win a Federal election. And her cabinet appointment was material, not a handout for a job done. Even the ag secretary is a much bigger deal than the trans secretary.

      Other being constantly elevated as if his voice matters by corporate media, Buttigieg is a basically irrelevant failed candidate whose primary qualification is being a one-time mayor of a college town.

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              Op’s point was a challenge to the notion that Buttigieg is a leader of the Democratic party. They are getting briggaded for it.

              Your response is a typical, two faced, backhanded way of dismissing the challenge. The kind of non-addiitve, toxic, snide, perspectives we always see from corporate democrats and their apologists. And its a legitimate question because obviously some media at least presents Buttigieg as a Democratic leader. And its a totally fair point to contend that Buttigieg is a leader for the Democratic party, if thats what you believe.

              And since you are white knighting on their behalf, its totally fair to bring the question to you:

              Do you see Buttigieg as a Democratic leader?

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                Asking who they want to see as democrat leaders is a typical, two faced, backhanded way of dismissing the challenge, the kind of non-additive, toxic, snide, perspectives we always see from corporate democrats and their apologists?

                Here I though it was a valid question giving them a chance to say who they thought would be positive for the party.