"(Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg unveiled a plan on Friday to raise wages and strengthen the rights of American workers, including “gig economy” workers such as Uber drivers, and fast-food employees".

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-buttigieg/democrat-buttigieg-unveils-plan-to-raise-pay-expand-worker-protections-idUSKCN1UL1EG

But will it be enough to hurt his presidential chances? Possibly. We already have that problem, (racism) in the high office now. That's something we don't need any more of once Trump is gone. Maybe he should have tried harder to fix this before running for president. I'm not saying this guy is a racist. I don't know whether he is or isn't. But one thing for sure. At this point, he doesn't know how to handle it with his own police dept. If he can't figure it out with his own police dept, how is he going to handle it once he becomes president?



Why South Bend’s Police Department Has Become a Campaign Issue for Mayor Pete

"Mayor Pete Buttigieg appeared to be overwhelmed as he stood on stage with his chief of police at a South Bend, Indiana, town hall in June. Buttigieg had abruptly left the campaign trail after Sergeant Ryan O’Neill, a white cop, shot and killed Eric Logan, a 54-year-old black man. O’Neill had been responding to a call about a suspicious person breaking into cars when he came across Logan inside a vehicle. According to O’Neill, when the officer confronted Logan, he approached him with a knife; so he fired his gun twice, killing Logan. The officer’s body camera was turned off and the shooting sparked local outrage. Buttigieg’s constituents were loudly voicing their frustrations with the city, the mayor, and his police department. “Reorganize your [police] department by Friday of next week,” someone in the audience demanded. “Get the people that are racists off the streets".

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/07/why-south-bends-police-department-has-become-a-campaign-issue-for-mayor-pete/

Ahh, I see we get ma jones garbage. Nothing said about Logan and his past history on being a habitual criminal. Those who complained the loudest, are criminals themselves.

Republican Communists? Hardly. Democratic socialists get to own that one.

"Better than any of that far-right, made up as you go lies that many of you post. And makes more sense. Also, not just vague statements with absolutely nothing to back it up. This is a "thing" that many Trump supporters seem to have in common. They either just outright lie. Or a mixture of Truth and lie. Or just really vague. So vague at times that most have no idea what they're talking about. It leaves the reader thinking you're just talking. You don't care if you make sense or not.

It seems to matter very little to a Trump supporter how goofy or silly they sound. The worst trait I've seen so far in Trumps supporters, besides there ability to lie and make up stories at the drop of a hat, is their racism. Many Trump supporters are full of hate and racism. And they don't care who sees it.

I'm not trying to insult you. I'm just telling you the truth. To educated people, Trump supporters come off as uneducated red necks that are gullible to Trump and blind to his lies. They are people who get on social media and tell lies. If they can't tell a lie, they will make up one and spread it.

Again, no insult to you intended. I'm just telling the truth. You can either accept it or you don't. It matters very little to me."

I do take offense at these statements. It is similar to me saying all Obama supporters were racist toward whites or socialists. I'm sure some were but many were not. If you are ever willing to engage in discussion of your racist assumptions or socialist beliefs, I'm more than willing to engage in those discussions on a new thread.

Seems the dems have a large choice when it comes to selecting their candidate for the next election, but what about the reps? Do they have only the trump? Is there nobody else the reps could choose to stand for president? Seems strange to me!