The 360 | Can Pete Buttigieg win the presidency?
A poll released earlier this week showed Pete Buttigieg leading the Democratic presidential primary pack in Iowa for the first time. The 37-year-old mayor of South Bend, Ind., was a virtual unknown when he announced his campaign in April, but he has recently surged in states that will be among the first to vote in the primary.
Buttigieg’s policy platform is progressive, but not as far left as Sanders’s and Warren’s. A key example is his Medicare for All Who Want It plan, which would be a major shift in how the U.S. health care system works, but not as transformative as the Medicare for All plans promoted by Warren and Sanders. Buttigieg is also an alternative choice for moderate voters who may be dissatisfied with Biden.
Buttigieg’s lack of experience relative to his competition, which includes senators, former governors and a former vice president, could dampen his appeal, some analysts argue. There are also questions about whether his sexuality might limit support from religious voters. Story continuesButtigieg will have a chance to continue his upward momentum with a strong showing in the next primary debate, on Wednesday. The first votes in the Democratic primary will be cast in the Iowa caucuses on Feb. 3.
His frequent discussion of religion could make him appealing to voters Dems sometimes struggle to reach
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