Pete Buttigieg Just Won Over THREE MAGA BROS

This is the Democrat's secret weapon

Pete Buttigieg recently answered the question of what the Democratic Party’s message should be, right to the face of Andrew Schultz, a Trump voter. And what happened next was powerful: when Pete laid out the core of Democratic policies, stripped of partisanship and presented as raw ideas, Schultz agreed. He said yes to all of it, right in front of him.

Here’s what Pete outlined:

• Commuters should have the freedom to choose how they get around, whether it’s by electric vehicle, safe public transit, or simply walking.

• Workers deserve fair pay for their labor.

• Parents should have access to paid leave.

• People should have the right to decide if and when to have children, including access to birth control.

• Schools should be safe, well-funded, and high-quality.

• Neighborhoods should have clean air and safe water.

• Every family deserves protection and stability.

These are ideas almost every American can support. The moment Schultz nodded along proved it. When Democrats focus on solutions instead of labels, their ideas resonate. We’re not the party of empty slogans. We are the party that actually delivers results and grows the economy while protecting workers.

Clean air and clean water are not partisan issues. It’s absurd that these basic rights are even up for debate.

Yes, private companies drive innovation. I’m typing this post on a Drop Sense75 mechanical keyboard, a tool made possible by dozens of businesses working across industries. But when we talk about research and development that doesn't offer immediate profit, the government has always played a crucial role.

Take healthcare. For all our system’s issues, the United States has led the world in pharmaceutical breakthroughs. That leadership exists because of federal investment in research. A few examples:

• Truvada (PrEP) — Prevents HIV transmission, developed with help from the NIH and CDC.

• Moderna COVID-19 vaccine (mRNA-1273) — Backed by NIH and Operation Warp Speed.

• Keytruda (pembrolizumab) — A cancer immunotherapy stemming from federally funded research.

• Taxol (paclitaxel) — Derived from the Pacific yew tree and supported by NIH and the National Cancer Institute.

• Zidovudine (AZT) — The first HIV/AIDS treatment, developed by NIH researchers.

These treatments have saved millions of lives. If you view people as expendable, like some billionaires seem to, you might dismiss these investments. But for those who’ve had their lives saved, this funding means everything.

And it's not just healthcare. Some of the most important technologies we use every day started with government research:

• The Internet came from ARPA (now DARPA), originally for military use.

• GPS was developed by the Department of Defense and is now part of daily life.

• Touchscreens were refined through university research funded by government grants.

• Google’s PageRank algorithm came out of NSF-funded research at Stanford.

• Voice recognition, the foundation of Siri and Alexa, was developed with DARPA funding.

• Lithium-ion battery tech was accelerated by Department of Energy support.

• Microwave ovens came out of radar research during World War II.

• The computer mouse was invented at the Stanford Research Institute during a government-funded project.

I could keep going. Honestly, there’s a good chance my own job wouldn’t exist without government-funded tech. And I work in the private sector. Even Elon Musk owes his wealth to government investment—he built his empire on the Internet and Department of Energy battery grants.

The American economy works best when the public and private sectors collaborate. That partnership is what made us a global leader in innovation. We’re a country of scientists, engineers, researchers, and builders. We take risks and make breakthroughs.

Trump and the billionaire class he caters to want something different. They want a country where wealth is hoarded, opportunity is limited, and power is inherited. They want Americans poor, powerless, and dependent, so they can live out their twisted power fantasies. But here’s the irony: these billionaires made their fortunes on the backs of taxpayer-funded research.

Democrats want to keep building. Republicans want to tear it all down. The contrast couldn’t be more clear. Let’s say that out loud, every single chance we get.

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