So far, Pete Buttigieg has made it look easy. The once little-known former mayor of a midsize Midwestern city vaulted over a former vice president and several U.S. senators in the Iowa…
NEW: Pete Buttigieg executed his strategy nearly perfectly. He won Iowa + finished a close second in NH. But, national polls barely changed. Black voters didn't move to him. $ didn't pour in. A look at the plan, its flaws + the unpredictable complications https://t.co/dRhNi6rJiR
— Tyler Pager (@tylerpager) February 27, 2020
“Pete’s strategy was dependent on others faltering,” Democratic strategist Joel Payne said. “If Biden’s out of the race, if Warren’s out of the race, Pete’s the guy. But he could never get the other shoe to drop to allow him to build a bigger coalition." https://t.co/dRhNi6rJiR
— Tyler Pager (@tylerpager) February 27, 2020