Just like Kamala Harris….
This guy was the Democratic flavour of the month….
But has since fall backwards in support according to the latest polls….
Joe Biden continues to hold the lions share of the Black vote in the 2020 Democratic Presidential nomination race….And that block of supporters IS what gets you the nomination….
Buttigieg has had problems with Black support back in South Bend , Indiana, where he is the current mayor and his being openly gay is a a hindrance among some Black (and other) voters who are not receptive to his personal life….
After a meteoric rise in the 2020 race, signs are emerging that Pete Buttigieg’s momentum may be stalling out.
The South Bend, Ind., mayor’s polling numbers have remained relatively flat in recent weeks, hovering between 4 and 7 percent in most surveys. And he has started facing tougher questions during public appearances, including about his struggle to build a following among black voters and his handling of a police-involved shooting in his hometown.
To be sure, Buttigieg still finds himself in a strong position. He closed out the second quarter of the year with a nearly $25 million fundraising haul — the most of any candidate — and more than $22.6 million in the bank.
Still, his waning momentum in the polls points to a new challenge for the 37-year-old mayor: transitioning out of his role as an ascendant newcomer and into that of an established top-tier contender.
“He has a very dedicated and passionate floor and a core of voters and donors and supporters,” Jon Reinish, a Democratic strategist, said. “But there is no question that he has work to do.”
“He has to make a stronger case and show that he can go outside of this space to a bigger and more diverse audience,” Reinish added.
Indeed, Buttigieg’s rise in the presidential race has been driven by white, college-educated voters drawn to his aspirational vision and youth.
But at the same time, he has struggled to build a significant following among black voters, with many polls showing his support near zero.
A Monmouth University Poll of likely Democratic primary voters in South Carolina released on Thursday put Buttigieg in fifth place overall, with 5 percent in the state.
Among black voters, however, he took only 1 percent support, a setback in a state where black people make up more than 60 percent of the primary electorate….
image…dailybeast
Buttigieg chances of being the nominee have always been very small.
From the beginning, I have been of the opinion that he was ruuning. More for the future.Having said that,he has a major problem.He is from Indiana.
Indiana ,in general , is a deep red state.Democrats do win there occasionally ,but usually it’s because the Republicans nominate a bad candidate more than the Democrat winning on the merits.So ,assuming the presidential nomination isn’t going to be his,it will be interesting to see what he does going forward.Hes a fairly impressive guy.
I agree on the South bend , Indiana Mayor’s scant chances….
Buttigieg could be VP if Watren or Harris wins the nomination. Biden will almost certainly pick a woman VP if he is nominated.
I coukd easily see Buttigieg as a cabinet secretary in the next Democratic administration.
Buttigieg is still gonna be the mayor of South Bend come Feb. 2021….
i agree Biden should pick a woman
ThT woman should be Kamala Harris…
Actually, his time as Mayor is almost over.
term limited?
Voluntarily not seeking a third term
I can envision him winding up as DNC Chair. He’s run for that before, with a bunch of other people, and lost to Tom Perez.
By the way, before he was Mayor, he did run statewide, and lost in a landslide for State Treasurer to Richard Mourdock, whom two years later infamously blew a U.S. Senate race.