“This is not a contest for who is the most established, it’s a contest for who is the most convincing,” Mr. Buttigieg said during an interview aboard his campaign bus in Waverly. “The better we do, I imagine the more we’ll feel some heat, but that just means we’re doing well.”
…Mr. Buttigieg drew the coveted first speaking slot, when the 16,000-seat arena was mostly full. He used the opportunity to describe Ms. Warren as a divisive character more interested in fighting than in achieving progressive policy outcomes.
Ms. Warren responded minutes later with a line interpreted as a shot back at Mr. Buttigieg and his campaign operation.
“I’m not running some consultant-driven campaign with some vague ideas that are designed not to offend anyone,” she said.
…“He got 9,000 votes in a college town that last voted for a Republican in 1964,” Mr. Bullock said.
Why Pete Buttigieg Annoys His Democratic Rivals – The New York Times
The peanut gallery likes many things about Mayor Pete but the reason it would not support him is abject lack of intersectionality. All other complaints are secondary. The quote in the first paragraph above is just repackaged Trumpism though. [Barf!]
The whole things sounds like the media being dramatic and making a story out of nothing though.
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