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pete victory

a brazen declaration of victory full-well knowing you lost

originated from Pete Buttigieg’s celebration of a victory in the 2020 Iowa caucus, before the results that he had not won had come out

“He came 3rd”
“Wtf? He’s telling everyone he won!”
“Ugh, he’s declaring a Pete victory?”

by gswan February 4, 2020