Pete Buttigieg cannot change his record in South Bend. But he can talk more boldly about ideas to help minorities
WHERE DOES Pete Buttigieg go from here? Since early 2019 the youthful mayor of South Bend, Indiana, has far exceeded expectations—including his own—in his bid to become the Democratic presidential nominee. He easily qualified for the Democrats’ third presidential debate, on September 12th. His fundraising has been spectacular, notably the nearly $25m he gathered in the second quarter.
Mr Buttigieg struggles with African-American voters for a host of reasons. Some—but not all—are beyond his control. It may be that a youthful, white politician with limited experience of working in the black community would always find it tricky to fire up support among African-Americans, however much he calls out racism or touts his own well-meaning ideas, such as his “Douglass Plan”, to empower black Americans.
There is little question that Mr Buttigieg could have done more to promote racial diversity. Some African-Americans have grumbled that his presidential campaign team lacks non-whites in senior positions. . As mayor, one of his earliest acts was to demote South Bend’s black police chief—for allegedly unprofessional behaviour—and replace him with a white successor. Overall only 6% of South Bend’s police are black, although 26% of the city’s population is African-American.
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