I said not to overlook Mayor Pete. As usual – I gave you the news weeks in advance of the news. (On that note, that tooth that’s been giving you trouble is not going to feel any better two weeks from now. Sorry.)
Re: Buttigieg (Butt-et-jedge)
In a 2020 Democratic field already crowded with candidates, South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg seemed like the longest of presidential long shots. But after turning in an incredibly effective appearance at a CNN town hall event Sunday, Buttigieg’s star seems to be rising.
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Though Buttigieg announced his candidacy in late January, the mayor’s first big moment in the national spotlight as a presidential hopeful came Sunday, when he participated in a CNN town hall at Austin’s SXSW festival.
Buttigieg was vocal in his criticism of Vice President Mike Pence. “Please don’t judge my state by our former governor,” he said at the event. When host Jake Tapper asked if Pence would be a better or worse president than Trump, Buttigieg groaned and asked, “Does it have to be between those two?”
“It’s really strange because I used to believe that… [Pence] believes in our institutions and he’s not personally corrupt, but then how could he get on board with this presidency?” Buttigieg eventually responded. “How could he allow himself to become the cheerleader for the porn star presidency…Is it that he stopped believing in scripture when he started believing in Trump?
