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marmar

(80,607 posts) Fri Jul 17, 2026, 09:38 AM Yesterday

The Bulwark: Pete Buttigieg Says Marco Rubio Will Never Recover From This Lie

Jul 14, 2026 The Bulwark Podcast with Tim Miller

Democrats tend to defend the institutions that Trump is tearing apart, but Pete Buttigieg says the party should be focusing on the bigger, deeper structural problems the country is facing and the need for political reform. The kind of radical institutional changes he’d like to see include: expanding SCOTUS and the House of Representatives, statehood for Washington, D.C., and directly electing the president by popular vote. Plus, Pete gets candid about the “most fucked-up thing” that’s ever happened to his family, the big opportunity for Dems in Iowa in November, and Pete’s stumping for candidates in places where Fox News reigns.

Pete Buttigieg joined Tim Miller in Des Moines.

Show notes:

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Timestamps:
00:00:00 Pete Buttigieg on the Energy in Iowa Democrats
00:03:13 Reacting to Another Deadly ICE Shooting
00:15:40 Marco Rubio Will Never Recover From This Lie
00:16:22 Why Democrats Must Fight for Political Reform
00:22:34 Breaking Free From Defending Broken Institutions
00:33:12 Getting Money Out of Politics and Court Reform
00:37:41 Popular Vote, the Electoral College, and Mitt Romney
00:45:23 Should Democrats Pursue Accountability in 2029
00:49:11 Buttigieg Opens Up About the CPS Incident
01:02:38 A Lighter Moment: Stories About the Kids
01:08:10 Candidates Buttigieg Is Excited About This Cycle
01:11:13 Winning Back Trump Voters in 2026

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The Bulwark: Pete Buttigieg Says Marco Rubio Will Never Recover From This Lie (Original Post) marmar Yesterday OP

I can't believe we're still talking like this. CrimsonBight Yesterday #1

Welcome. Arthur_Frain Yesterday #5

Marco can shuffle off in his floppy Florsheims Blue Owl Yesterday #2

I don't agree on the supreme court, but I do agree on the house. Renew Deal Yesterday #3

I'm all for term limits, including the Supreme Court. tavernier Yesterday #6

I agree with his entire agenda. The expansion of SCOTUS needs to be clearly a response to Martin68 Yesterday #4

Little Marco should stick with his area of expertise; Trump's genitals. Norrrm Yesterday #7

Thanks. I'll watch it later. NNadir Yesterday #8

CrimsonBight

(52 posts)

1. I can't believe we're still talking like this.

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Fri Jul 17, 2026, 09:47 AM

Yesterday

Can we please stop fooling ourselves into believing that one day a Republican will tell a lie so big the American people will have no other option but hold them to account?

Arthur_Frain

(2,449 posts)

5. Welcome.

Reply to CrimsonBight (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 17, 2026, 10:51 AM

Yesterday

That kind of stuff happens here a bunch, I’m still waiting for the blue tsunami I’ve been told is headed my way now every year for the last ten.

Haven’t even really seen a good bore tide, there night have been one or two small sets, but nothing like the tsunami. That’s as likely as a republican doing what you suggested. Not going to happen.

On edit: TX actually flipping, that’s another lie I wish we’d stop peddling here. Not gonna happen ever, despite Austin. Remember what Juneteenth celebrates anyway. Those people will remain with their hand on the tiller even if Talarico wins, and I really don’t believe he’s going to, no matter how much I like him, his message, or the pain it would cause if TX “flips”. Outside chance to elect Talarico, but TX will never go blue.

Blue Owl

(60,352 posts)

2. Marco can shuffle off in his floppy Florsheims

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Fri Jul 17, 2026, 09:50 AM

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Renew Deal

(85,567 posts)

3. I don't agree on the supreme court, but I do agree on the house.

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Fri Jul 17, 2026, 09:53 AM

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They should add 50-100 people. More representation is good. The current model is based on a country of around 100 million people.

tavernier

(14,606 posts)

6. I'm all for term limits, including the Supreme Court.

Reply to Renew Deal (Reply #3)

Fri Jul 17, 2026, 10:59 AM

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The way that political jobs are set up in the United States, people no longer wish to run for office simply as a means to serve their country, but rather as a lifetime career with all the perks they can Vote for themselves once elected.