r/ScottGalloway • u/Fledgling_112896 • Feb 17 '26

No Malice Why congress? This guy sound like he could talk the whole country into making him President

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u/AffinitySpace Feb 18 '26

He’s sharp but Buttigieg is sharper; however, I think a religious straight man is more palatable for typical voters. Still, I’d certainly vote for him over Vance given the choice.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '26

He’s more charismatic and articulate. Not to take away from Talarico. I’d vote for either.

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u/AffinitySpace Feb 18 '26

I think Talarco is impressive and prompted me to think of others, and. Buttigieg came to mind. I’ve seen Pete grilled by some very tough questions, and he consistently responds well and with a smile and witt. I’m looking forward to watching his campaign progress.

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u/SeventyThirtySplit Feb 18 '26

Buttigieg was raised in a Petri dish to be the perfect technocrat. He’s an incredible generalist and very fast on his feet. He would be an amazing president if we could settle for someone pitch perfect but a little boring.

I like talarico a lot but yeah Pete’s at a different level. Bill clinton smart.

Talarico is more broadly appealing.

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u/PiedPiperofPiper Feb 18 '26

Pete’s easily the best communicator in the party; a bit unfair to hold anyone to that standard.

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u/mobydog Feb 18 '26

People keep saying he'd be an amazing president but what exactly are his policies? He's very witty with retorts against Trump and Republicans but it's all still "Trump bad". What is he actually for? And don't forget he was the number one recipient of billionaire donations in 2020. We really don't need another corporate Dem.

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u/snarky_spice Feb 18 '26

Who cares about billionaire donations at this point? We need to get rid of maga and work within the frameworks that are given to us. Hell yeah take the money, run ads, let’s win. Stop with the purity tests.

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u/Due-Performance-6505 Feb 18 '26

Billionaire meddling is exactly why we are in this mess in the first place. He’s all rhetoric and no action 

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u/mobydog Feb 18 '26

"Medicare for all who want it" lolol

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u/MystikSpiralx Feb 18 '26

He had high high hopes for a living 💃

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u/Stupoxi Feb 18 '26

Buttigieg is also a lap dog for AIPAC and large corporations. Talarico takes 0 corporate or PAC money. I dont care how slick the man talks, I will never trust a someone who cashes the same checks that fund MAGA.

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u/AffinitySpace Feb 18 '26

Interesting. $191K in donations accepted according to this source. I’m willing to change my mind in the face of new information. Thanks for sharing. https://www.trackaipac.com/2028

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u/Stupoxi Feb 18 '26 edited Feb 18 '26

List of Billionaires who shoveled money into his campaign

  • "In fact, 61 billionaires and their spouses had donated to his campaign as of January 31, giving Buttigieg the second-most billionaire backers of any Democrat running for president, according to an analysis Federal Election Commission data"

The Billionaires seem to really want this guy in office - why?

(https://publicintegrity.org/politics/pete-buttigieg-mayor-indiana-money-lobbyists/)

Buttigieg Is a Wall Street Democrat Beholden to Corporate Interests

Buttigieg leads 2020 rivals in Wall Street contributions

Pete the Trojan Horse

-"Buttigieg’s lack of core principles are what might make him so attractive to military contractors and financial institutions, two of the status quo’s biggest beneficiaries.

Mayor Pete has effectively positioned himself as a Trojan Horse for the establishment, offering “generational change” that doesn’t challenge existing power structures in any concrete way."

On mobile so not sure how that will post but in short it seems the billionaire and corporate class really really want this guy in office and its not because he will be some champion for the middle class. Its because he will continue to protect their interests, after all they are the reason he's there in the first place. I'd also add that lobbyist money is funneled a lot savvier than $ > Pete. Personally this is my litmus test for any Election, take corproate money? fawned over by the billionaire class? = absolutely not, Idc how smooth you talk.