We’ll be covering the results in this post!
Read MoreThis morning, I got this email from The Victory Fund, an LGBTQ PAC that supports Pete. It was so nice, I thought I’d share it.
TO GET ON THEIR MAILING LIST you can email [email protected]. Or, better yet, DONATE something (even a few bucks) to the Victory Fund.
For the first time, Pete Buttigieg hits #1 in Iowa! This is according to a new Monmouth Poll. IN this post we’ll collect news coverage and responses (positive ones!) to the new poll.
IOWA DEM CAUCUS POLL: #2020Dem preference:
— MonmouthPoll (@MonmouthPoll) November 12, 2019
1st choice (1st+2nd combined)
22% (37) @PeteButtigieg
19% (29) @JoeBiden
18% (35) @EWarren
13% (25) @BernieSanders
5% (14) @AmyKlobuchar
3% (9) @KamalaHarris
3% (6) @TomSteyer
3% (4) @AndrewYang#IowaCaucus https://t.co/XOFMAFXkxc
This part of the poll shows that the percentage of people with an opinion about Buttigieg (this is, name recognition) has grown from 54% in April to 83% now. This is thanks to ads, press, and retail campaigning in the state.
% w/ a fave or unfave opinion of the candidate in Monmouth Iowa poll
— David S. Bernstein (@dbernstein) November 12, 2019
April Aug Nov
Biden 92 92 91
Sanders 93 91 90
Warren 87 90 92
Buttigieg 54 79 83
Harris 74 87 75
Klobuchar 61 67 72
Booker 70 72 67
@ForecasterEnten says on @ChrisCuomo that @PeteButtigieg is the MOST POPULAR candidate in Iowa with a +63 net favorable rating & is taking votes AWAY from Biden & Warren in both Iowa & NH! Pete’s momentum is UNDENIABLE! 😄👍👏 #PeteForPresident pic.twitter.com/wTMf7RMydY
— Giving THANKS 4 Pete!!!🦃🍁 (@destroyurego) November 13, 2019
Stephanie Ruhl on MSNBC discusses the poll.
Brooke Baldwin/David Chalian, CNN - 11/12/2019
PETE is #1 in IOWA!
— THE PETE EFFECT (@ThePeteEffect) November 12, 2019
Brooke Baldwin/David Chalian, CNN
11/12/19#ThePeteEffect #PeteForPresident pic.twitter.com/CQ7pfji1mG
THANK YOU @chucktodd for being one of the few today to say that @PeteButtigieg could win African American support and that “questions” regarding that should change! Also that Biden doesn’t want to go up against Pete! I agree Chuck! Thanks! 😄👍👏#PeteForPresident pic.twitter.com/qmNpfBnAjX
— Giving THANKS 4 Pete!!!🦃🍁 (@destroyurego) November 12, 2019
THE HILL - Poll: Buttigieg leads Democratic field in Iowa
POLITICO - Poll: Buttigieg first in Iowa
YAHOO NEWS - Buttigieg rises in Iowa to lead Democratic White House pack: poll
"While he has made nominally bigger gains among older caucusgoers, you really can't pigeonhole his support to one particular group. He is doing well with voters regardless of education or ideology."
THE DAILY MAIL - Pete Buttigieg leads in Iowa! Poll shows Indiana mayor leaping past Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren in major shakeup of first-in-the-nation caucuses
There’s a video on this page which is worth a watch.
CNN: Pete Buttigieg joins top tier of candidates in new Iowa poll
Check out the Medium article linked in the tweet below. Great video clips and photos showing the compassionate side of Pete Buttigieg.
Pete Buttigieg is nothing if not compassionate
— Anthropologist for #Pete2020 (@Anthropology4P) November 12, 2019
“His astonishing intelligence, compassion, deeply-held progressive values, and aura of sheer goodness, hope, and joy affected me profoundly.”
A response to an opinion piece on Medium.https://t.co/YA59DeBi0e
Just a snapshot but in politics, momentum is critical.
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) November 12, 2019
Mayor Pete has it, Warren doesn’t right now, and Biden seems to have stemmed the political bleeding. https://t.co/UyIn6B05yg
Don’t be surprised if Mayor @PeteButtigieg wins the nomination.
— Peter Fox (@thatpeterfox) November 12, 2019
Biden dominates w/ voters 65+ and Bernie & Warren are competing for the youth. Only Mayor Pete has balanced support among all age brackets. That will help him, especially in closely contested states. https://t.co/o4pxCRzPOu
.@PeteButtigieg's potential in Iowa was clear from his first visit in February. What we wrote way back then of his engaging approach on the campaign trail:https://t.co/cLMzB9dJPt
— Iowa Starting Line (@IAStartingLine) November 12, 2019
You do not have to support Buttigieg to recognize that this is a historic--an amazing--poll result. IN IOWA.
— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) November 12, 2019
(Also, this is not an invitation for you to explain why you don't support him. This is about one specific thing. Don't 'Yes, but' it. Absorb it.) https://t.co/tSRjzX3hL4
Fourth and last day of the New Hampshire bus tour with the press. This post will capture bus media along the way
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Day 3 of the New Hampshire press bus tour! We’ll be collecting coverage off the net. Check back often.
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Follow along with our coverage of Pete’s New Hampshire bus tour - Day 2.
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Pete Buttigieg starts a new open bus press tour in New Hampshire today. Follow this post for updates from the reporters and staff onboard.
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DAY 2 COVERAGE WILL BE HERE!
Photo by Adam Wren
Importantville (Adam Wren) - Sunday Night Special Edition: Buttigieg IA's bus tour &Young's IN influence
Newest tweets at the top!
Pete Buttigieg eats a DQ blizzard en route to Mason City, IA. pic.twitter.com/hA7nmRHCq2
— DJ Judd (@DJJudd) November 4, 2019
Aboard his bus in Iowa, @PeteButtigieg says he’s “pushing structural change, too,” pointing to his proposals on gun violence + immigration. “I’m not interested in business as usual.” pic.twitter.com/c09X2RD5IY
— Ken Thomas (@KThomasDC) November 3, 2019
In what @PeteButtigieg declares the most Indiana moment on the bus tour yet, we recited “When the frost is on the Punkin,” by Hoosier dialect poet James Whitcomb Riley.
— Adam Wren (@adamwren) November 3, 2019
Books @PeteButtigieg is reading:
— Adam Wren (@adamwren) November 3, 2019
—Mortal Republic, Ed Watts
—Secrets in the Dark, a collection of sermons by Frederick Buechner
—Diversity, Inc., Pamela Newkirk
Responding to @JulianCastro's claim that @PeteButtigieg has a bad record with African Americans, Buttigieg says he'd be happy to walk around South Bend with Castro "if he wants to learn more about how we can tackle these really tough issues."
— Maura Barrett (@MauraBarrettNBC) November 4, 2019
h/t @PriscillaWT pic.twitter.com/oDePPrGK5j
YESTERDAY: Pete Buttigieg holds a meet and greet in Waverly, Iowa. pic.twitter.com/Eu8dOVsdwy
— The Hill (@thehill) November 4, 2019
.@PeteButtigieg to me earlier today on the possibility of facing a different GOP candidate at the top of the ticket in 2020: "If we wind up with President Pence, I am as ready for that as I am President Trump."
— Adam Wren (@adamwren) November 3, 2019
.@Lis_Smith just called out @DJJudd for manspreading on the Buttigieg campaign bus.
— Adam Wren (@adamwren) November 3, 2019
I asked Pete Buttigieg to respond to Warren's plan to pay for M4A-- he said"I haven’t had a chance to dig through all the math," but, "the biggest issue I'm hearing from voters though...is am I going to lose my private plan?" and that Warren's answer is "the wrong answer." pic.twitter.com/Lve10f6jby
— DJ Judd (@DJJudd) November 3, 2019
It’s a very good Sunday: Iowa with @PeteButtigieg, 12 of our friends in the media, and football on the television pic.twitter.com/OL7nTOrdOX
— Lis Smith (@Lis_Smith) November 3, 2019
Pete Buttigieg plays Internet Risk on his iPhone when he's trying to "power down" before bed, he told us on the bus last night.
— Alex Seitz-Wald (@aseitzwald) November 3, 2019
Q: So there are people out there playing Risk against a pres candidate?
A: Yeah
Q: What's your username?
A: I'm totally not telling you that.
Pete Buttigieg is a South America > Australia guy when it comes to Risk, he told me. pic.twitter.com/zQJZwqXgEc
— Alex Seitz-Wald (@aseitzwald) November 3, 2019
"I'm on my third Republican Gov," Buttigieg, asked about how he'll work with GOP, says of his tenure in Indiana. "I found a way to work with each of them." Buttigieg has been mayor across gubernatorial terms of Mitch Daniels, Mike Pence, and Eric Holcomb.
— Adam Wren (@adamwren) November 3, 2019
Pete Buttigieg & the press board the bus again in Waverly, IA. @Clay_Masters asks Buttigieg, who’s taken to talking about the political divide over Thanksgiving dinner on the stump, how he thinks his holiday will go. “I think we’ll be OK, but not everyone has the same politics.” pic.twitter.com/XurmmcacsA
— DJ Judd (@DJJudd) November 3, 2019
Meanwhile...on the bus... #jets #dolphins pic.twitter.com/aYZncgtEzk
— Lis Smith (@Lis_Smith) November 3, 2019
.@PriscillaWT and I modeling our brand new Pete Buttigieg Iowa bus tour press credentials (w/ a cameo from @Clay_Masters) pic.twitter.com/ALwRpNibGc
— DJ Judd (@DJJudd) November 3, 2019
These two (@AsteadWesley + @tylerpager) are having too much fun. @adamwren is much too serious. #GetOnTheBus #IACaucus pic.twitter.com/ulpQgDKcUK
— Nina Smith (@ninasophia81) November 3, 2019
On being labelled a centrist
On being labeled a moderate Buttigieg told @jackturmanIII he’s getting “impatient with labels," Buttigieg told me he’s pushing for big change too, “I'm not interested in business as usual or a little tweak to business as usual on most of the signature issues of our campaign.”
— Priscilla Thompson (@PriscillaWT) November 3, 2019
On it being a “two way race”
On remarks Kamala Harris made to CBS calling his comments on a "two-way race" "naive", Pete Buttigieg tells @AsteadWesley, "She's right. Look, where we are now is three months ahead of the Iowa primary, and the, or the Iowa Caucuses, and the Iowa Caucuses are just the beginning." pic.twitter.com/CKWxc5yT8t
— DJ Judd (@DJJudd) November 3, 2019
What Pete will do for income when his mayoral job ends in December.
On the bus in IA, I asked Pete Buttigieg what his plan is after his term as South Bend Mayor is over-- he told me, "I think the book money will get us through the year. But it's not like there's a trust fund." He also says he'll be participating in open enrollment for Obamacare: pic.twitter.com/I68WxMIhDL
— DJ Judd (@DJJudd) November 3, 2019
We’re back on the bus with Pete Buttigieg in Decorah on day 2 of his bus tour of Iowa. Buttigieg recommends cinnamon rolls from Ruby’s, which he tells us he was a tip from State Auditor Rob Sand. pic.twitter.com/lLxofOsSv9
— DJ Judd (@DJJudd) November 3, 2019
Here’s a look at the breakfast spread aboard the Buttigieg bus. pic.twitter.com/aMWsIKxQU9
— Adam Wren (@adamwren) November 3, 2019
Just got on the bus with @PeteButtigieg. He appears to be enjoying some breakfast and reading papers. He adds: “Just gotta tweet about these cinnamon rolls.” #iacaucus pic.twitter.com/1lXAtbhOS8
— Barbara Rodriguez (@bcrodriguez) November 3, 2019
As his mayoral tenure comes to and end, and with husband Chasten on a break from teaching, @PeteButtigieg will be without a salary and enrolling in Obamacare soon. “Book money will get us through the year,” he says on his bus.
— Adam Wren (@adamwren) November 3, 2019
DAY 2 ON THE BUS: Can confirm Mayor Buttigieg loads his own luggage. pic.twitter.com/vWJ9f2w0OV
— Priscilla Thompson (@PriscillaWT) November 3, 2019
Auditor @RobSandIA did not steer us wrong with the hometown dining tips. Ridiculously good Ronnie’s Rolls from Ruby’s to start the day off right in Decorah, among other local treats. Will have to come back! pic.twitter.com/tuowtCz0QS
— Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) November 3, 2019
Good morning from Decorah! @PeteButtigieg has events across northern Iowa today in Waverly, Charles City and Mason City pic.twitter.com/BD0XUgPp6p
— Iowa Starting Line (@IAStartingLine) November 3, 2019
I just love how relaxed @petebuttigieg is when speaking with the media. Check out his body language. He is so comfortable with himself and it shows. Not many (if any) candidates could handle this level of 24/7 scrutiny without getting flustered. https://t.co/z9cVQIv5Ya
— Lauren (@Coffeebean2222) November 3, 2019
Kicking off our coverage of the LJ Dinner itself. Be sure to also see our mega post on the barnstormers, team pete, and the pre-dinner rally.
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Over 1000 Pete Buttigieg supporters have self-organized and traveled on their own dime to IOWA for the Liberty Justice Dinner. There’s also a large continent of PFA staffers, organizers, and Iowa supporters. We’ll be covering all the haps here!
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I’ve added a new page to The Pete Channel. The Pete Primer is a great place to direct people who want to learn more about Pete. CHECK IT OUT.
I’m retrofitting this post because I didn’t realize Sept 21 was “Day 1” of the bus tour until later!
The tour started at the Polk County Steak Fry. The second stop was the People’s Presidential Forum, hosted by Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action Fund. The press were on the bus and had full access to question Pete between stops. I’ll post the results here as I find them.
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The reporters are calling this “Day 3” of the 4 day press tour. I suppose that means the Steak Fry was day 1. Though I don’t recall must coverage from inside the bus that day. ANYWAY. Here we are on a new day on the bus. This blog post will collect photos, tweets, questions, and videos.
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I was super stoked to see Pete’s bus! Way back in the spring, Pete’s Senior Communications Director, Lis Smith, hinted that they might do a press bus similar to the one John McCain had when he ran in 2000. For a long time that tantalizing possibility was not followed up on. But now…. WE HAVE A PETE BUS!
This post has tons of photos, short videos, and tweets from Pete’s bus press tour. Click to view.
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The Polk County Steak Fry is a democratic tradition. The candidates all gather and makes speeches to a large, mixed crowd. Today’s Steak Fry drew over 12,000 people—the largest in the event’s history. This event is a way for candidates to show the strength of their organizing game because they will need to draw out supporters to caucus for the election. Pete Buttigieg had the largest, most enthusiastic group according to the media and attendees. See tons of videos and photos of the day under “READ MORE”.
Read MoreHere’s the thread for today’s festivities in New Hampshire. Two office openings on the schedule. I’ll add to this post as I find new stuff.
The campaign reports there were 150 people for this office opening at 8am on a Sunday.
Apparently God approves of this use of Sunday morning. Posted by @kevinsidonohoe
Video from the Berlin office opening. Links to Twitter feed.
Saturday, Sept 7, 2019 was a HUGE day for Pete and Chasten in New Hampshire. There were multiple stops, office openings, Vote Vets, and the New Hampshire Dem Convention with many other Dem candidates on hand.
YOU CAN SEE THE Dem Convention video and photos here.
And here is the Vote Vets speech post
This thread will have the other stops. I’ll update this thread as I find new stuff.
From Pete’s Snapchat video - driving into NH.
Chris Meagher writes “540 friends joined us in the park post convention!”
Um… Photo posted by Jose Morales (LINK)
Short video from the picnic
Pete arriving at Kalivas Park in Manchester. Posted by WMUR TV. “Pete arrives to an excited crowd ready to greet him at Kalivas Park in Manchester. “We will win N.H.” he says as he takes the stage.”
Playing cornhole at the picnic. (Pete’s official vote on the name of the game)
Posted by @NHDays
Posted by @NHDays
Pete speaking in Manchester. Posted by @ellynruthstrom
Posted by @JoshuaDuhamel3
They had so many people RSVP for the office opening that they had to move it to a nearby park.
Photo posted by Chris Meagher
Posted on Twitter by @JeanneQuinn
Posted by @ssbrokaw
And yet another new NH office opening…. A local posts that this is the first time they have ever had a candidate open an office in this small NH town.
Posted by @kevinsidonohoe
Posted by Chris Meagher
While Pete has a jam-packed schedule in iowa today, Chasten is in New Hampshire kicking off the new push there. I’ll do a separate post since both will likely generate lots of photos and video.
OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN VIDEO OF THE PARADE:
SHORT VIDEO: Of Chasten pumping up the team.
Posted on Chasten’s Instagram HERE
Chasten with kids4pete and another young fan. Posted by Laura De Veau (LINK)
Short video of the Pete signs in the Milford NH parade. Posted by Kevin Donohoe. (LINK)
Ready for the Milford parade. Posted by Kevin Donohoe.
Posted by Chasten
Posted by Chasten
Posted by Chasten
I’ll be aggregating coverage of today in Iowa in this post!
Des Moines Register article about Pete staffing up in Iowa - “We’re about to flip the switch here and turn this thing into overdrive,” said Jess O’Connell, a senior adviser to Buttigieg who is focused on the early voting states.”
THREADS on Twitter from embedded press and campaign staff:
DJ Judd’s Labor Day with Buttigieg thread
First up is a tour of Cedar Rapids with Senator Rob Hogg and local officials to discuss the city’s history with serious flooding
Posted by Barbara Rodriguez (LINK)
Photo posted by Dylan Wells (LINK)
Photo posted by DJ Judd (LINK)
A roundtable on climate change. I’ll post a full video permalink as soon as I have it.
Short Video: “The grown ups in the room at G7 patted the American president on the head” - posted by The Hill (LINK)
Photo posted by Barbara Rodriguez
With members of the Sunrise Movement (LINK)
Short vid posted by Chris Meagher. “20 offices in 20 days in Iowa starts NOW with hundreds packing the new office in Cedar Rapids”
Short video of Pete coming out for office opening.
Photo posted by DJ Judd
Photo posted by Dan Merica (LINK) with text ”Buttigieg tells the audience that “climate change is becoming a clear and present danger to our very way of life,” that the “second amendment has been twisted” and that he wants the make the presidency an “office that kids can look up to.”"
Posted by Anne Bottaro with the text: Amazing turnout for the @PeteButtigieg office opening here in Cedar Rapids. Iowans are fired up for #TeamPete. (LINK)
Short Vid: Pete talks to organizers. Posted by Dylan Wells.
Next stop… more retail campaigning involving food.
Posted by Barbara Rodriguez “Pete stops at the Hawkeye Labor Council Picnic in Cedar Rapids”
Posted by DJ Judd (LINK)
Posted by DJ Judd (LINK)
Having a quick lunch at the Hawkeye Labor Council-by Saralina Barry (LINK)
Photo posted by DJ Judd
Pete checks out some vintage cars in Hawkeye. Photo posted by DJ Judd.
In Iowa City, more than 800 people up to see Pete at the office opening and filled a nearby park. Posted by Molly Hensley-Clancy (LINK)
Harris, the little boy who asked Pete to ride the big slide at the Iowa State Fair, showed up at the Iowa City office dressed like Pete. Posted by Anne Bottaro (LINK)
Photo of one of the new office posted last night by campaign staff.
Posted by Molly Hensley-Clark: “This is how we’re gonna win Iowa, and Iowa is how we’re gonna win the nomination, which is how we’re gonna win the presidency.” (LINK)
From the Des Moines Register (LINK)
Photo posted by DJ Judd
SHORT VIDEO: Pete talks to the crowd in Iowa City about how to win
Pete addresses the overflow crowd in Iowa City. Photo posted by Barbara Rodriguez. (LINK)
Posted by Ben Halle (LINK). Quite the crowd in Iowa City!
