Strickland33
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He won’t be a new unknown candidate.
You should check out Knock Down the House on Netflix. There are alternative models. Pete just isn't interested in them.
He won’t be a new unknown candidate.
You should check out Knock Down the House on Netflix. There are alternative models. Pete just isn't interested in them.
Which presidential candidates are profiled?
What does it mean to be a political 1%er? I like how you framed it like he's just out-working everyone.
It’s too bad he was forced to run with such little experience or name recognition.
What on earth are you two talking about?
Bernie has been in Congress for almost 30 years, ran for President four years ago, and he’s been developing a national fundraising infrastructure for at least five years and he has money left over from his Senate campaign. That’s a 1%er.
Pete is a small city mayor trying to build a movement from scratch. He’s the little guy. He’s the little engine that could.
It’s convoluted to portray Pete as some political powerhouse and Bernie as little guy.
I’m certainly not doing that. The optics of this are what Pete has to deal with because if he’s soliciting max donations at high end events it suggests that’s the class of people whose votes he wants and whose interests he’ll necessarily represent. Maybe it is a reality that he needs big dollars to stay in it and can’t afford the grassroots approach. This is the scrutiny that will come from it. It’s pretty tame, I’d say.