Pete Buttigieg came into Wednesday night’s Democratic debate bracing for an onslaught that never came. Here's why.
ATLANTA — Pete Buttigieg came into Wednesday night’s debate bracing for an onslaught that never came.
A top aide to another rival campaign said, “Pete’s not a national candidate,” pointing to Buttigieg’s low polling in Nevada and South Carolina, where he has yet to catch fire like he has in Iowa and New Hampshire. “People have gotten over-hyped in their own narrative when the numbers for him just aren’t there.”“Just like all the other frontrunners he’ll get his turn,” said Rep. Cedric Richmond , co-chair of Biden’s campaign.
“This is a good example where he has said the right words, but I actually have the experience,” Klobuchar said, jumping off an answer Buttigieg gave on protecting voting rights. “Just like I have won statewide — and mayor, I have all appreciation for your good work as a local official, and you did not when you tried, I also have actually done this work. I think experience should matter.”
Klobuchar said last week that if the millennial mayor was a woman, he wouldn’t be on the debate stage — but she didn’t expand on the attack onstage Wednesday night, instead using the line as an opening to talk about how women are “held to a higher standard.”
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