Pete Buttigieg, the only veteran in the top tier of candidates seeking the Democ...
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Pete Buttigieg, the only veteran in the top tier of candidates seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, is turning to South Carolina’s large military community to help shore up his nagging lack of support among black voters.
Reuters/Ipsos polling conducted from Jan. 29 to Feb. 19 showed only 1% of black Democrats and independents said they would vote for Buttigieg, compared with 33% for Joe Biden, 19% for Sanders, 10% for Mike Bloomberg and 7% for Elizabeth Warren. The campaign has run ads in recent weeks featuring black veterans. Buttigieg also was endorsed by a progressive, military-focused super PAC called VoteVets.
Adam Hollier, an African-American Army reservist and Michigan state senator who endorsed Buttigieg, said the former mayor’s military service gave him a “huge edge.”
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