Pete Buttigieg’s weakness among African Americans is shadowing him through the lead-up to the Iowa caucuses
detailing complaints from some current and former staffers of color on his campaign who said their opinions were undervalued and that they had felt the pressure of working for a campaign that has failed to gain traction with nonwhite voters.
In response to voter questions in Iowa about his support from black voters, Buttigieg argued that he hasn’t had “years or decades” to introduce himself to black voters in the South, while saying he has more support in South Bend, Ind., where he was mayor for two terms. Buttigieg said that even African American candidates struggled "to get out of single digits in the South” because “folks in the South are very skeptical, and not without reason.”last week also saw tough questions.
“I'm always looking for ways to communicate that — and one right now is to say again how important the contributions of these staff members are, and it's something I work to do eye-to-eye whenever I'm in the room with people who bring so much to this campaign,” Buttigieg said.
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