Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg will cancel a Dallas campaign stop Sunday to announce the suspension of his campaign back in his home city, according to multiple reports.
The first openly gay presidential candidate built a grassroots movement powerful enough to propel him to a razor-thin victory in the Iowa caucus and close second in the New Hampshire primary, but failed to build a coalition broad enough to keep him competitive in the more-diverse states.
He dropped to third in the Nevada caucus, and slipped further in South Carolina, falling behind even billionaire Tom Steyer, who dropped out on Saturday, to place fourth.
Buttigieg spent almost all of his resources in the first two states, and faced little support beyond those almost all-white electorates.
Still, Buttigieg amassed enough money and polls to qualify for all of the debates, while more experienced politicians — Sens. Kamala Harris (D-CA) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), among others — fell amid such a crowded field.
His inexperience became a point of attack for many of his fellow candidates. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) specifically pointed out how difficult it would be for a female politician of Buttigieg’s youth and inexperience to get so far in a presidential contest.
Time to go. Next is Amy K. who should pair with Biden. That would be a winning combination.
I knew there was a reason I got only six emails from them today. Now I’m kind of sorry I voted early.
Bye Pete.
Please release your delegates to Biden.
You said in debate, B.S. M4A numbers add up to four more years of Trump.
We also don’t need the down ballot carnage B.S. would bring as nominee.
I bummed because I voted for him this morning. I normally vote on election day but Los Angeles county switched to “voting centers” instead of precincts and wanted to avoid a long line.
At 38 years old, showing he knows when to quit is yet another positive. He has still has lots of time to run for Senate or, actually, for work as Secretary of State – I found his grasp of geopolitics to be very impressive during the debates.