A recent CNN poll found that 22% of people 65 and older have a favorable opinion of Buttigieg, compared to 16% for voters under 34
Despite being only 37 years old, the latter -- a gay, veteran mayor from South Bend, Indiana, who is running for president in 2020 -- wowed the now 81-year-old Paulding after he spoke in a low-slung union hall here in Des Moines.Paulding represents a growing number of senior citizens who have rallied around Buttigieg because of -- not in spite of -- his age.
"He is an old guy and we have to get the hell out of the way and let the younger people come up, like Pete."Buttigieg told CNN on his April trip in Iowa that he believes the reason for the senior support is they understand better than others"just how much of a need there is for change.""They are excited about the idea of new ideas, of new faces, and they're not afraid of it," Buttigieg said.
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