What People Are Saying About Mayor Pete’s Debate Performance
"If more guns made us safer, we'd be the safest country on Earth." - @PeteButtigieg nailing it with a one-liner again #DemDebate2” - Lauren Duca
“@PeteButtigieg is the only one talking about defending American values abroad. "And it starts by modeling American values here at home." Amen.” - Josh Rogin
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Lauren Duca @laurenduca: "If more guns made us safer, we'd be the safest country on Earth." - @PeteButtigieg nailing it with a one-liner again #DemDebate2
Moms Demand Action @MomsDemand: .@PeteButtigieg is right: the vast majority of Americans want #SmarterGunLaws like background checks on all gun sales. In fact, poll after poll demonstrates overwhelming support by Americans for requiring background checks on all gun sales, including the majority of gun owners.
Face The Nation @FaceTheNation: *FOREIGN POLICY SOUNDBITE* @PeteButtigieg criticizes the Trump Doctrine: "We have no idea which of our most important allies we'll have pissed off most" by 2020.
Josh Rogin @joshrogin: .@PeteButtigieg is the only one talking about defending American values abroad. "And it starts by modeling American values here at home." Amen.
Emma Green @emmaogreen: While the other candidates gestured at American values and the country's torn moral fabric, Buttigieg is by far the Democratic presidential candidate most comfortable using the language of faith--and arguing that Republicans are no longer the party of God.
David Hogg @davidhogg111: No mention of Master Sergeant Micheal B. Riley or Sergeant James Johnston who both died last Tuesday in Afghanistan. Or the fact we’ve been in a war for 18 years now in Afghanistan. Only person that came close to mentioning it was @PeteButtigieg
Lauren Hogg @lauren_hoggs: All I know is that out of everyone up on that stage the only individual who has made a genuine effort to see what they can do to prevent gun violence by talking to survivors including myself is @PeteButtigieg. And that was long before he announced he was running.
Ezra Levin @ezralevin: .@PeteButtigieg's #1 legislative priority is fixing democracy. He's the only one on stage tonight to say this.
Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen: @PeteButtigieg: “If more guns made us safer, we’d be the safest country on earth. It doesn’t work that way.” Spot on.
Benjamin Wittes @benjaminwittes: Mayor Pete stays. He’s really interesting and genuine and different.
Zach Wahls @ZachWahls: "If more weapons made us safer, the United States would be the safest country on Earth." - @PeteButtigieg. Great line.
Carla Marinucci @cmarinucci: If more guns mattered, "we'd be the safest country on earth,'' great line from Afghanistan veteran @PeteButtigieg, "somebody who trained on weapons of war." No one else on stage can make that claim -- effective.
Ameshia Cross @AmeshiaCross: @PeteButtigieg just got a donation from me. This is what a leader looks like. Go ahead Mayor Pete! You deserve to be on that stage.
Sarah Silverman @SarahKSilverman: Mayor Pete Yas “if more guns made us safe we’d be the safest country in the world” #DemDebate2
Melissa Colorado @melissacolorado: Still can’t forget this @PeteButtigieg moment. This question would have stumped many seasoned mayors or governors. He handled it with sincerity. #DemocraticDebate2020 #demdebates2
Ali A. Rizvi @aliamjadrizvi: Pete Buttigieg is physically incapable of saying anything that isn’t articulate, intelligent, and persuasive. #DemDebate2
Seth MacFarlane @SethMacFarlane: @PeteButtigieg Best answer to that question, and hey, funniest too.
Allison Winn Scotch @aswinn: I'm so glad that Maddow pointed out @PeteButtigieg's military record. He brings a unique perspective to the job, and also, I admire the hell out of it. He enlisted after Harvard and Oxford! The uniqueness of that decision speaks to his character
Sean Shaw @SShawFL: The answer that @PeteButtigieg gave re: the tragedy in his commmunity (sic) encapsulates everything I like about him...smart, thoughtful, honest, and authentic. #demdebate #teampete #democraticdebate
Don Beyer @DonBeyerVA Our relationship with the entire world needs to change. It's time to pass the torch to a new generation, and that is @PeteButtigieg. #DemDebate #TeamPete
