Quote (excellence @ 17 Dec 2019 16:03)
Remember all the media buzz that he was getting as soon as he announced his candidacy? Remember the huge surge in donations that he immediately got, enough for him to stay in the race well into the primary season?
Imho, the big money donors of the Democratic party knew that Biden was a doubtful candidate, so they pushed a young, fresh, articulate guy into the race as a backup who will pick up the mantle of the "moderate lane" if Biden falters.
Imho, Buttigieg was deliberately pushed from obscurity so that there is at least one "clean", presentable guy in the race who can formulate a straight sentence and who's neither a socialist nor a geriatric, child-sniffing gaffe-machine. On top, Buttigieg is appealing to the same college-educated whites who propelled Warren, therefore, his ascent is directly cutting into her support. From the pov of the Democratic donor class, this is yet another very welcome development.
This post was edited by Black XistenZ on Dec 17 2019 09:14am