Pete Buttigieg appears to be forging ahead as a potential Democratic presidential candidate with a surprise top showing in an Iowa poll at the expense of Warren and Biden. From being an unknown he’s shot into the front-runner stakes and is fund-raising successfully giving him the resources to flood television with campaign advertisements. But his poll numbers are much less encouraging at a national level. Criticisms have been levelled at him for his lack of experience; and former Obama cabinet member Julian Castro said: “It is very risky to nominate a candidate that can’t attract black and Latino voters.”
His astrology is swings and roundabouts ahead – with successes late this December and through January with tr Uranus opposition his Jupiter/Pluto midpoint; as well as late May/early June and across the election with tr Uranus opposition his Jupiter in Scorpio. But apart from that there are Neptunian sinkers also running across the election; and a generally uphill struggle from tr Pluto square his Saturn.
His birth time isn’t known so there’s nothing to be gleaned from that.
You like Kamala Harris, but she is not an honest person, as if any politicians are. For the rest of the country, her opportunistic marriage while dismissing the state’s lawsuit against his client, and her affair with Willie Brown, which gave her a start in politics, is going to be a problem. If women care about #MeToo, aren’t they going to be unhappy with a woman so opportunistic? There’s a shallowness in her, similar to Trump. When she questions seriously, she seems to be pretending. I would hate to see her as AG.
No offense to Pete Buttigieg….but I do think the media is exaggerating his chances. I like that Pete Buttigieg is a centre-left Democrat and he is unequivocally very intelligent. However, Pete Buttigieg polling less than one percent with African-American voters in every region of the country. In other words, he cannot get the nomination with that kind of polling.
Iowa is the only state where Pete Buttigieg is leading….but that’s not significant. Iowa is a heavily Non-Hispanic White state and, so far, that’s been Pete Buttigieg’s strongest base of supporters.
White Americans really need to get it through their heads that they do NOT run the show when it comes to the Democratic Primaries. They keep supporting the “shiny new candidates” or ultra-leftist candidates (like Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren)…and the media suddenly anoints these candidates as “front-runners”
Let me make this clear: African-Americans (Black women in particular) are the largest voting block in the Democratic Party – they will be the demographic who ultimately decide the nominee – NOT White “progressive” voters. Problem is, African-American voters less likely to be polled compared to Whites. This is one of the main reasons why their preferred candidates are often underrepresented in the polls…and in the media coverage.
African-American voters tend to be more centre-left and moderate – especially in the American South. Recent polls coming out of South Carolina AND North Carolina all show Joe Biden (the candidate I’m supporting) with substantial and strong leads over the other Democratic candidates. Biden is getting solid support from African-American voters and there are no signs of that support fading.
I live in Jacksonville, Florida….African-Americans make up roughly 40% of the population here. All of the African-American voters I’ve talked to in person here are strongly backing Joe Biden and they said their minds are made up.
I believe we’ll see a similar pattern we saw in 2016. Joe Biden will likely carry most of the states (I believe he’ll carry all of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic states as well as D.C., Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) Hillary Clinton carried in the primaries…while Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren…and possibly Pete Buttiegieg will carry all of the less diverse and open primary states.
Chris Romero
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Well, isn’t this what Castro is telling? He justly tells having Iowa and New Hampshire Primaries first is not reflective of Democratic Base. I think that South Carolina is the favorite for more diverse, but not decisive state, to go first.
I must say that I am, in fact, intrigued by Julian Castro. He will probably drop out of the race in the next batch, but I see him as a strong VP Candidate for at least Warren (they are also whispering Gillum could be interested on this ticket) and Biden (who is popular among black caucus also because the rumor of him having approached Stacey Abrams for VP).
I would like to know, do your black friends still feel the same about Biden after he blurted he is endorsed by the “only” female African American Senator while on the debate stage with the second one?
I guess this Democratic debate was seriously overshadowed by the pizzazz Impeachment Hearing, but it Buttigieg had a very good night. I’ve mentioned it’s necessarily not good for political process to be too debate centric, but since the US politics are, Buttigieg, whose forte this clearly is, will continue doing well.
That said, Kamala Harris had a good night too, and I’d love to see her holding on till Impeachment goes to Senate. Schiff, with his prosecutor credentials, has been stellar at House Hearings, and Kamala has potential to be even better. She might not be seen as “electible” now, but she’d be great there. So, I’m not counting her out, especially since Marjorie pointed out she has good transits around Inauguration, but that could an AG position and cleaning up DOJ after the mess Barr will undoubtably leave (she is also one of the most qualified people to do that, having been AG of California).
Thank you, Marjorie. Astrologically, it looks like it could go either way for Buttigieg, who already has my vote. He would be a breath of fresh air in the White House, his intellect, articulate manner of speech and sound, progressive ideas being a stark contrast to the mob boss who currently resides there.
Also, something others have undoubtably noted, but important bring forth to be noted: US Sibly Chart Progressed Moon will be late 29th degree Capricorn on 2020 Election Day, and will pass to Aquarius the next day. The last time US Progressed Moon was in Aquarius was in 1966-68, and basically concurred with Hippie movement.
Well, more was triggered in that period than just hippies. ‘Nam, civil rights riots, the start of the space race to the moon, womens’ rights becoming finally more visible and prominant.
Yes, those too. Some things were horrible. 1968 was the deadliest year in Vietnam for the US troop. MLK and Robert Kennedy were assassinated. Nixon (good God) won elections. I think it wasn’t easy time globally either, because of that Pluto-Uranus in Virgo.
However, citing from memory, tens of thousands of young people flocking to San Francisco would have concurred, almost entirely, with this transit. The movement lost its’ lustre pretty much the same time it was over. It morphed into something else elsewhere, too, for instance, European hippies were much more politicized sooner.
“Major Pete’s'” surge on what’s truly impressive primary field is, of course, mainly due to him attracting big donors (Sun/Venus). But the fact that people are taking the bait might be a sign Americans are getting very bored with all the loudmouths. They need someone who is passionate, but not vulgar. Maybe someone who’s actually… presidential.
And Nation’s needs, I think, is something related to National Chart Moon. Aspects to Natal Moon, but also progression. Checking at The US Progressed Moon, I noticed it was in early Sadgittarius when Trump was elected, and stayed in sign for about 18 months following The Inauguration. I think you could see Capricorn in Midterms 2018. People rewarded people who’d done footwork advancing their ideas (AOC shared her “campaign shoes”). And, I think you continue seeing it in 2020 Elections – people who’ll “Trumpify” themselves won’t fare well.