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General Category => Elections 2020 => Topic started by: TomSea on February 24, 2020, 07:30:10 am

Title: Mayor Pete Calls Out Bernie Sanders By Name, ‘Toxic Tone of our Politics’ in Nevada Speech
Post by: TomSea on February 24, 2020, 07:30:10 am

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Mayor Pete Calls Out Bernie Sanders By Name, ‘Toxic Tone of our Politics’ in Nevada Speech
By Ken Meyer Feb 22nd, 2020, 8:42 pm

Former South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg went after Sen. Bernie Sanders in his concession speech Saturday night, calling out the Vermont senator following his victory in Nevada’s Democratic caucus.

Buttigieg congratulated his supporters and his competitors on Saturday night, and he acknowledged the “strong showing” for Sanders, “knowing that we celebrate many of the same ideals.”

“But before we rush to nominate Senator Sanders in our one shot to take on this president,” Buttigieg continued, “let us take a sober look for what is at stake for our party, for our values, and for those with the most to lose.”

Read more at: https://www.mediaite.com/politics/mayor-pete-calls-out-bernie-sanders-by-name-toxic-tone-of-our-politics-in-nevada-speech/ (https://www.mediaite.com/politics/mayor-pete-calls-out-bernie-sanders-by-name-toxic-tone-of-our-politics-in-nevada-speech/)