The article you cited simply reports that some of Obama’s big donors are supporting mayor Pete. Big difference between that and Obama “favoring “ mayor Pete.
It’s imprecise because Obama has not said or suggested he favors Buttigieg over the others. It borders on falsehood because lacking any supporting evidence or citations, you are saying Obama said or suggested something he simply did not say or suggest.
Do you mean Nate Silver? How do you think he is misleading Democrats? In 2016, fivethirtyeight.com was the only polling website saying Trump had a chance of winning. On election night, he had Trump with ~25% chance of winning compared to 1% in most other places and prior to the election he was taking a lot of heat for it.
I haven't seen any articles where Obama has hinted any favorites at all. He seems most concerned with the Senate. If I see an article with Obama's name on it, I read it. Pretty sure I would have run across such if there was even a hint Obama has favored anyone. I could have missed some though. If I have, would love to be corrected so I could read it.
I think people like to pick their polls and Silver refuses to do that.He tracks which polls lean Republican and which polls lean Democratic and adjusts all his numbers so he's always trash-talking your favorite poll.
I haven't seen any articles where Obama has hinted any favorites at all. He seems most concerned with the Senate. If I see an article with Obama's name on it, I read it. Pretty sure I would have run across such if there was even a hint Obama has favored anyone. I could have missed some though. If I have, would love to be corrected so I could read it.
Yeah, I pretty much read anything with Obama in it, as well. In any case, Obama has made a concerted effort of not showing favor until a dem nominee emerges. He has a good idea of the weight his favor would carry, so he does not just bestow it willy-nilly.
He forgot to track his own leanings, unfortunately. That happens often to very successful people, and he clearly is one. He was brilliant in the 2000s'. I even bought his book, The Signal and the Noise.
Do you even understand that littering a political forum with stuff you “heard” could tend to lower, as opposed to enhance, the level of discourse? Not to mention making your opinions be taken less seriously?
I did a search for Buttigieg and Obama and got links saying that Obama fundraisers have held events for Buttigieg but nothing about a meeting or endorsement.
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Olivier5
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Wed 24 Apr, 2019 11:00 am
@revelette1,
That the Obama entourage is leaning toward Pete Buttigieg.
