His disappointing showing in recent states and internal Super Tuesday polling numbers left him with no chance to rival Sanders in delegates by the convention
reported. The first openly-gay candidate to run a major presidential campaign, Buttigieg won the Iowa caucuses — beating Bernie Sanders by one delegate — and came in second in New Hampshire. But he only earned third in Nevada and fourth place in South Carolina, confirming polling that showed he was not popular with the diverse Democratic base. According to exit polls, the former mayor only won three percent of black voters in South Carolina.
His disappointing showing in recent states and internal Super Tuesday polling numbers left Buttigieg with no chance to rival Sanders in delegates by the convention. After the South Carolina results came in, the candidate met with staff, then flew to Georgia to meet Sunday with former president Jimmy Carter. The former presidentafterward that Buttigieg “doesn’t know what he’s going to do.” The campaign also announced a call with donors would take place Sunday evening but did not specify a topic.
A Rhodes scholar and Navy veteran who served in Afghanistan, Buttigieg presented himself as a moderate alternative to progressive candidates like Sanders and Elizabeth Warren with plans like “” — a less drastic alternative to Medicare For All. He also positioned himself as a younger more vibrant moderate than former vice president Joe Biden or Sen. Amy Klobuchar, although he never did catch fire with young voters like Sanders has.
Thanks to his early popularity and quick rise from small-town mayor to presidential contender, Buttigieg was able to raise a large amount of money,
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