The situation underscores how unextraordinary he and his city are relative to this kind of violence
It has not been a good week for South Bend or Mayor Pete. Photo: Jeremy Hogan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Intelligencer staffers Zak Cheney-Rice, Benjamin Hart, and Ed Kilgore discuss the South Bend mayor’s shaky performance in the aftermath of a local tragedy.
Ed: As I wrote earlier, when Buttigieg first left the campaign trail to deal with this , the incident has exposed two of his biggest vulnerabilities as a presidential candidate: his not very impressive day job and his not always impressive handling of it, and his notable lack of support from African-Americans.
Ben: It should be noted that the officer who shot the man had a body camera but did not activate it, contrary to police-department rules. Trying to ensure that there are repercussions for that bit of negligence seems like it would be a start. Ed: Good point. Anyone looking at his mayoral record at the beginning of this race probably noticed that there were questions about his handling of the police force. This did not come out of the blue.
Zak: I doubt it, unless he does something extraordinarily different from what mayors typically do in situations like this.
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