Decision 2020 Jan 26
Volatility Defines Democratic Race as Candidates Flood Iowa
Democratic presidential candidates roared back into Iowa on Saturday touting fresh endorsements, critiquing their rivals and predicting victories in the caucuses that will soon launch the process of deciding who will challenge President Donald Trump. Sen. Elizabeth Warren said she was "delighted" to pick up a coveted endorsement from The Des Moines Register. The state's largest newspaper called the...
Iowa Jan 19
Candidates Seek First Time Caucus Voters in Iowa
Bernie Sanders is seeking out first-time Iowa caucus participants where they live, work and shop. Pete Buttigieg is signaling to them through friends of supporters and closing the deal in big rallies. The strategies represent one of the most important pieces of a winning presidential Iowa campaign: getting new people to participate. It always matters, but in a highly competitive...
Buttigieg Campaigns in NH With Kuster's Endorsement
Pete Buttigieg is in New Hampshire after receiving the endorsement of Rep. Annie Kuster.
Election 2020 Jan 15
Key Takeaways From Democratic Presidential Debate in Iowa
There was a lot of pre-debate chatter about a coming fight between Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren over Warren's assertion Sanders told her in 2018 that a woman couldn't be elected president. Sanders denied it, Warren didn't press it and a substantive debate on a range of issues ensued. Still, after the debate, it appeared that Warren declined to...
Recap: Democrats Face Off Before Iowa Caucuses
Six candidates — Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Bernie Sanders of Vermont, former Vice President Joe Biden, billionaire activist Tom Steyer and former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg — are gathering in Des Moines, all anxious for a televised boost before the Feb. 3 caucuses that could give one or more of them momentum...
Decision 2020 Jan 6
Election Year to Feature Bitter Fights, Deepening Divides
Four years after President Donald Trump drove the rules of politics over a cliff to win the Republican presidential nomination and ultimately the White House, Democrats will go through their own version of the same test. In less than a month, Democratic voters will begin the formal process of sifting through a historically large field of candidates. The options include...
Warren, Klobuchar, Booker Recent Fundraising Lags Top Rivals
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren said Friday that she raised $21.2 million from October through December, with more than $1.5 million coming on the last day of the year. But the Massachusetts senator still trailed a trio of other top rivals in fundraising and fell short of her total from the three previous months. Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar said she…
PETE BUTTIGIEG Dec 31, 2019
Buttigieg: I Would Not Have Wanted My Son on Ukraine Board
Pete Buttigieg said Monday that he "would not have wanted to see" his son serving on the board of a Ukrainian natural gas company while he was leading anti-corruption efforts in the country, an implicit criticism of the controversy that has ensnared his 2020 Democratic presidential rival Joe Biden.
Decision 2020 Dec 29, 2019
Buttigieg Critiques Biden's 'Judgment' on Iraq War Vote
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg on Sunday called former Vice President Joe Biden's vote to authorize the Iraq War part of the nation's "worst foreign policy decision" of the millennial mayor's lifetime. Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, was responding to a question about how his foreign policy experience measured up to others' in the Democratic race, specifically...
Buttigieg Leads 2020 Rivals in Wall Street Contributions
The financial sector, blamed by progressives for spawning the 2008 economic collapse, is lining up behind Pete Buttigieg's presidential campaign. The mayor of South Bend, Indiana, has collected more campaign cash from donors and political action committees tied to the financial, insurance and real estate sector than any other White House hopeful, according to data compiled by the Center for…
Election 2020 Dec 21, 2019
Buttigieg Playing Catchup in Reaching Nevada Voters of Color
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is working to make inroads with Latino, black and Asian American voters in Las Vegas this weekend. It's an outreach that the South Bend mayor has been slow to make compared with many of his rivals. His weekend schedule includes his first event with leaders of the Latino community in Nevada, a significant slice of...
Buttigieg-Warren Clash on Campaign Trail Spills Into Debate
The long-festering feud between Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg erupted Thursday night in a high-stakes debate that tested the strength of the Democratic Party's shrinking pool of presidential contenders just six weeks before primary voting begins. Buttigieg, the 37-year-old mayor of South Bend, Indiana, has emerged as an unlikely presidential power player, gaining ground with a centrist message. Warren,...
Democrats' Divide: Free College for All or for Some?
Pete Buttigieg's latest ad on college affordability was a relatively quiet one: The presidential candidate is seen explaining his plan for free public college tuition for some to a small group of nodding middle-aged voters, his measured tone hardly shifting as he takes an indirect swipe at his Democratic rivals. But the message was received and returned — in...
Buttigieg Discloses Ex-Clients as Fundraising Swing Begins
Facing intense pressure to answer questions about his work in the private sector, Democratic presidential contender Pete Buttigieg on Tuesday disclosed a roster of former consulting clients that include a major health insurance provider, a nationwide electronics retailer, the U.S. Department of Energy and the Department of Defense. He also opened a big-dollar fundraiser for the first time to...
PETE BUTTIGIEG Dec 9, 2019
Consulting Firm Allows Buttigieg to Release Names of Clients
The McKinsey consulting firm says that it will allow Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg to release the identities of the clients he served when he worked for them a decade ago. McKinsey said in a statement Monday that it had informed Buttigieg that he could reveal information about the organizations he served from 2007 to 2010. Buttigieg had been under...
Decision 2020 Dec 6, 2019
Warren Targets Buttigieg at NH Campaign Stop
Sen. Elizabeth Warren seemed to change tactics by calling out opponent Pete Buttigieg by name.
Democratic primary Dec 6, 2019
Warren, Buttigieg Scrap Puts Democratic Divide on Display
Elizabeth Warren has spent weeks absorbing attacks from moderate rivals looking to blunt her surging campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. Now, as the Massachusetts senator risks losing momentum, she's starting to hit back. After a Democratic Party fundraiser in Boston on Thursday night, Warren blasted Pete Buttigieg, who is emerging as a leading moderate candidate in the lead-off...
New Hampshire Primary Dec 6, 2019
Pete Buttigieg Campaigns in New Hampshire After Indiana Event Disrupted
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg met with New Hampshire voters on Thursday, a day after his campaign event in Indiana was interrupted by a protester. The event was led by African American leaders to dispute the notion that the white mayor struggles with support from the black community in South Bend. Buttigieg is often asked how his experience as...
New Hampshire Dec 5, 2019
Pete Buttigieg Campaigns in New Hampshire
Buttigieg is digging into New Hampshire, with Thursday marking his 14th visit to the Granite State.
Is Anyone the Frontrunner in New Hampshire? Latest Polls Paint Very Different Pictures
Pete Buttigieg has jumped into first place among New Hampshire voters, according to a new poll released Tuesday. The Saint Anselm College poll has the 37-year-old South Bend, Indiana mayor at 25% with New Hampshire Democratic primary voters, 10% more than both Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren.