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HeroicSpiderPig posted...

I don't have any ill will towards him like a lot of my other liberal/progressive brethern, but I have yet to come across either online, or in person, the number of Buttigieg supporters that his numbers imply. Where are they? Do I need to know more liberal soccer moms? All of the white collar white liberals I know/know of are in for Warren. I don't know where this is coming from.

My dad randomly messaged me out of the blue saying he supports Buttigieg. I think what's appealing about him is he doesn't have the negative baggage of a lot of the others. Warren and Sanders are socialists and keep talking about wealth taxes, so a lot of people see them as not an option because they believe such policies will crash the economy. Biden has issues with corruption, segregation, etc. The others either don't have strong name recognition, seem a little weird, or have painted themselves into a corner with their focus on racial/gender issues. Buttigieg is the archetypal centrist Democrat, only he doesn't yet have baggage from a career in Washington.

Also, I think Buttigieg is doing way better in Iowa and NH than elsewhere, and that's because both of those states are generally sane (read: non-ideological).
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