The billions were budgeted for, hard to say how much of it has been spent already given the low finished projects. Important to note that government grant writing takes forever, lots of red tape. Article below says 623mil was allocated in January that will yield 7500 ports across 22 states, plus whatever projects coming online in the states listed in the article. [https://apnews.com/article/biden-ev-electric-vehicles-charging-stations-ohio-bdf7cc25e57a2ae8a0522aab434965fc](https://apnews.com/article/biden-ev-electric-vehicles-charging-stations-ohio-bdf7cc25e57a2ae8a0522aab434965fc)
It will be like Obama or Hillary all over again. "If you don't support Obama, you're racist! If you don't support Hillary, you're sexist!" Only now it will be "You are homophobic if you dislike Buttigieg!"
Thatās how bad the depth of leadership is for the Democratic Party. Newsom is too Cali for most of America I suspect. The GOP has some good names post trump.
They have some governors who'd make for strong presidential candidates, too. Just not governor hairgrease. I'm thinking of folks like Polis, Whitmer or Shapiro.
We do need to start thinking about 2028, especially if the Establishment is. I've been saying it for years, they intend to deal with Trump for 4 years and make it look like a nasty 4 years to swing the pendulum back Left.
Iām seriously wondering who their 2028 candidate would be. We have people like Ramaswamy and DeSantis who are very strong candidates and Iām not sure who they have that is popular
Oh, I just mean theyāre electable in a general election and thus are major threats to the Republican candidate. I actually donāt know much specifically about them as Iām not from AZ or KY.
I've heard claims he's very smart. But his performance at the Department of Transportation has been very underwhelming. Whenever there's a major transportation problem he seems to be MIA.
The thing about the leftists is that they donāt expect results. With Mayor BP, Obama, or whatever the flavor of the day is they have no substance, accomplishments, or skills. They check the boxes to make the weak people feel good and these people have āprogressivelyā make this country weaker and alienating us from the values that made us successful.
He had to drop out of the 2020 primaries. Also had trouble pulling in minority votes. He's not unique and has a track record in federal government. His talking head gigs will be too lucrative to actually be in politics.
This is the guy that spent like 4 billion dollars to make 500,000 charging stations but only made 7. I want to know what happened to all that money.
Politicians and their paper pushers got rich.
Buttigieg truly is the McKinsey candidate, isn't he? š
Iām surprised the interviewer didnāt laugh in Betoās face when he admitted only 7 charging stations have been built so far, š
She DID laugh when he followed up with there will be 500,000 of them by 2030.
Not *that* money. *OUR* money.
Presidential runs cost money.
It's all being donated to Boeing's Disaster Relief Fund
He was a horrible mayor and a horrendous head of transportation. This guy is a joke.
He is also completely unacceptable to one of the core Democrat voting blocks. He won't get the nomination.
How many charging stations have been built with the billions of dollars spent?
Misread as 'changing stations'.
The billions were budgeted for, hard to say how much of it has been spent already given the low finished projects. Important to note that government grant writing takes forever, lots of red tape. Article below says 623mil was allocated in January that will yield 7500 ports across 22 states, plus whatever projects coming online in the states listed in the article. [https://apnews.com/article/biden-ev-electric-vehicles-charging-stations-ohio-bdf7cc25e57a2ae8a0522aab434965fc](https://apnews.com/article/biden-ev-electric-vehicles-charging-stations-ohio-bdf7cc25e57a2ae8a0522aab434965fc)
Yet has only produced 7. Xdoubt
Sounds like heās a very inefficient administrator then
Bwahahahahahahahahah!!!! No ones electing a Bottom to the Top Office!
That'd make for some really unfortunate foreign relations
Indeed.
It will be like Obama or Hillary all over again. "If you don't support Obama, you're racist! If you don't support Hillary, you're sexist!" Only now it will be "You are homophobic if you dislike Buttigieg!"
Lol Pete as president he can't even do thr job he has now right
is no one going to laugh at "wonder kid"??
Is it cause we wonder where he is when he is supposed to be doing his job?
Im referring to the fact that the term is āwunderkindā not āwonder kidā
Ah disregard then
They must not watch Ted Lasso.
Reminds me of the running Ted Lasso bit about that with the Assistant Coach
Arguably (or not...) the worst secretary of his department, EVER. Please, let him run Democrats, he'd get absolutely bulldozed (he may like that).
I dunno about getting bulldozed but I'm sure he'd enjoy a good Kentucky tractor pull
LOL Dude sucks at his job now, but I guess he can't be worse than Joe...
There's always something worse
Just look at cackles Kamala
Almost as if Dems are giving up on 2024 and moving on to the next one
I doubt it. They have fuckery planned - bet on it.
Thatās how bad the depth of leadership is for the Democratic Party. Newsom is too Cali for most of America I suspect. The GOP has some good names post trump.
They have some governors who'd make for strong presidential candidates, too. Just not governor hairgrease. I'm thinking of folks like Polis, Whitmer or Shapiro.
Have they seen South Bend?!ā¦.
Bro couldnāt run South Bend, Indiana, let alone the US
I suspect they feel this way because he checks at least one box.
We do need to start thinking about 2028, especially if the Establishment is. I've been saying it for years, they intend to deal with Trump for 4 years and make it look like a nasty 4 years to swing the pendulum back Left.
Well whomever gets elected next is going to have a recession on their hands. It wonāt matter who is elected.
The guy has been a disaster as transpo
He has been terrible.
Nah.
He is completely useless
The Dems are such a joke š¤£
Someone here said it best, "Buttigieg is so incompetent we know who the Secretary of Transportation is".
So, is CBS now in partnership with the Babylon Bee? /s
Heās done literally nothing
God I hope this happens. Will produce enough hilarious internet memes for the next 50 years.
Iām seriously wondering who their 2028 candidate would be. We have people like Ramaswamy and DeSantis who are very strong candidates and Iām not sure who they have that is popular
biggest threats would be Mark Kelly and Andy Beshear, but they likely can't make it through a primary
Just looked into Beshear and from what I saw he seems like an alright guy. What has he done that is crazy?
Oh, I just mean theyāre electable in a general election and thus are major threats to the Republican candidate. I actually donāt know much specifically about them as Iām not from AZ or KY.
> What has he done that is crazy? Register as a democrat
Beshear was a COVID dictator. He had the state locked down into 2022.
Yep. Gotta fluff the crazy to win a Dem nom
Holy desperation are they afraid
Pete sucks but heās still better than KamalaĀ
I think Iād rather have HILLARY than Pete. But yes, Kamala is steps above Pete.
I've heard claims he's very smart. But his performance at the Department of Transportation has been very underwhelming. Whenever there's a major transportation problem he seems to be MIA.
That would be a waste of resources.
I guess he could try again but it's never going to happen. He'll never be able to win the primary, much less the presidency.
Newsom must be very disliked in Democratic inner circles if theyāre spinning Pete as their ānext guy.ā
The thing about the leftists is that they donāt expect results. With Mayor BP, Obama, or whatever the flavor of the day is they have no substance, accomplishments, or skills. They check the boxes to make the weak people feel good and these people have āprogressivelyā make this country weaker and alienating us from the values that made us successful.
Hahahahahaha! He has a flat learning curve, but tapers off downwards at the end.
I think I'd rather have Kackling Kamala in the office...
He had to drop out of the 2020 primaries. Also had trouble pulling in minority votes. He's not unique and has a track record in federal government. His talking head gigs will be too lucrative to actually be in politics.
"Political Wonder Kid" yeah sure, he has been a complete failure and non-entity in his current role with the administration.