“I think it’s important that our history be recorded accurately,” Fred Karger said, “and that I certainly be a part of that.”
Unlike Karger and his unavailing effort, Buttigieg performed well enough to vault himself into brief contention for the Democratic nomination, then the Biden Cabinet and now into the thick of speculation surrounding a second White House bid, in 2024, 2028 or beyond.
Not that Karger blames Buttigieg for the widespread misconception. He was impressed enough to sign on to his campaign as a fundraiser. He even voted for Buttigieg in California’s March 2020 primary, despite the fact the former South Bend, Ind., mayor had already quit the race and Biden was clearly on his way to winning the nomination.
Still, the mistake kept popping up in campaign coverage, and continues to this day with distressing regularity. Karger created Google alerts to notify him of each instance and, by his count, has sent about 150 emails asking news organizations to correct the record. In all those years, Karger said, he never asked for a correction, even when one was merited. People don’t like being told they’re wrong and so, he figured, why create bad will?
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