I’m just collecting random things here. So much of this praise should have been given while Pete was still in the race.
.@ananavarro on @PeteButtigieg: "His run has been historical. He broke glass ceilings. He made it easier for LGBTQ people to live their truth, showed that you can be gay, be who you are and still run for president and run for big things and not have to hide your identity." pic.twitter.com/b22qKrbBNb
— The View (@TheView) March 2, 2020
"If there is somebody who has lived who has experienced this impact of the Trump administration, can relate to the Midwest... that would be Pete Buttigieg, and I think that he is gonna be quite the surrogate" - @VaughnHillyard w/ @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/w25Rxopoob
— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) March 2, 2020
With their campaigns, Harris and Buttigieg showed what was possible. A black woman and a gay man were taken seriously in the quest for the most powerful job in the world. And the best part is that they aren’t going anywhere. https://t.co/ZpKLazcO2U
— Jonathan Capehart (@CapehartJ) March 3, 2020
I agree, @orlandosentinel.
— Sean Shaw (@SShawFL) March 3, 2020
@PeteButtigieg ran a campaign that demonstrated the best of our country. So proud to have been on #TeamPete from day 1! https://t.co/6fiRmpThlj
My tribute to @PeteButtigieg.
— Will Saletan (@saletan) March 2, 2020
"Many people saw him as arrogant, shallow, bigoted, or bought. He was none of those things. He made the Democratic Party more inclusive, and he showed how progressivism could be more effective." https://t.co/71qYrzFFcj
What Mayor Pete Got Right - The Atlantic https://t.co/LtMOgznyKi
— MadTown4Pete 2024🐝🍷🍞🌈🦩 (@MadTown4Pete) March 2, 2020
"Pete got me to believe in myself again": Chasten Buttigieg honors his husband as he exits the presidential race https://t.co/IZkhouFPBH pic.twitter.com/lOdxiSqpRP
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) March 2, 2020
Introduced by his husband who choked back tears, Buttigieg delivered a farewell speech Sunday night every bit as elegant and uplifting as the campaign he was drawing to a close https://t.co/3xIS32QxrH
— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) March 2, 2020
Pete Buttigieg blazed an LGBT path to the White House, and I'm both wrecked and grateful https://t.co/AdplEkzfek
— MadTown 4 Pete Buttigieg 🐝🍷🍞🌈🦩 (@MadTown4Pete) March 2, 2020
For looking beyond yourself, for showing such maturity, for blazing the trail that you did, and for your thoughtfulness, #ThankYouPete. My column >>> https://t.co/3LBJgB2kHn
— Frank Bruni (@FrankBruni) March 2, 2020
#Historic@PeteButtigieg @Chas10Buttigieg
— Denae 🐝🖖🌅🌁👔 (@DenaePFA) March 2, 2020
❤#ForeverTeamPete pic.twitter.com/9WNJRx9Xow
Thank you @PeteButtigieg for making a headline like this possible and inspiring LGBT 🏳️🌈 youth to know that anything is possible pic.twitter.com/MUjBiELgxr
— Jared Polis (@jaredpolis) March 1, 2020
TWEETS WORTH SAVING
@PeteButtigieg cannot wait to see you as President! 🇺🇸
— Mia Farrow (@MiaFarrow) March 2, 2020
Pete Buttigieg was for me the perfect candidate for president -- brilliant, eloquent & uniquely qualified. I have no doubt he will remain a vital part of our national political conversation. Thank you, Pete, for all you have achieved. @PeteButtigieg @CNNPolitics @MSNBC
— Anne Rice (@AnneRiceAuthor) March 1, 2020
Sir you have defied the odds and you are a rising star. You have inspired us all. I’m looking forward to see all the good that will come your way now and in the future! Thank you for being you! 🕊🕊
— Henry T. Contreras (@HenryTContreras) March 1, 2020
God bless you! 🇺🇸@PeteButtigieg ❤️#PeteButtigieg 🕊#PeteForAmerica 💙 pic.twitter.com/LeE9ll2UIV
A Buttigieg aide tells me the campaign raised $18.4 million in the month of February and over $25 million in the quarter so far. It would have been the campaign’s biggest fundraising quarter.
— Jack Turman III (@jackturmanIII) March 3, 2020
Making a bold, way too early prediction that Pete Buttigieg could be the dominant figure in the Democratic Party for the next decade
— Joel Payne (@paynedc) March 1, 2020
Somewhere there is a place for us... #Belonging #TeamPeteForever pic.twitter.com/cqCTcbbMFK
— Amanda (@mandy_pantz) March 3, 2020
From start to finish (or more likely just pause), @PeteButtigieg has been the classiest of acts. Smart, calm, unifying, kind and thoughtful. Ever a leader, he was wise and generous today in his decision to step aside when the time was right. I can’t wait for him to become POTUS.
— Susan Rice (@AmbassadorRice) March 2, 2020
Taking the man out of bodyman since the start.
— Saralena Barry (@saralena_barry) March 2, 2020
Thank you #TeamPete. What a ride. pic.twitter.com/oI1RIW62Z3
Ironic that @JoeBiden couldn’t pass the torch when he had the chance.
— Joshua Grotheer (@joshuagrotheer) March 2, 2020
It took a 38-year old veteran to put country before party to demonstrate what leadership looks like.
Thank you @PeteButtigieg for running the classiest campaign.
@PeteButtigieg is a man of courage, brilliance and integrity. He reflects all that is good and decent in humanity. Pete, you made us better for your candidacy and certainly made history. Pete, you will always be the one. 🇺🇸💪❤️🙏 #TeamPete
— Nelda Martinez (@NeldaMartinez_) March 2, 2020
Honored to have worked for @PeteButtigieg in my home state. Pete took no voter, no media outlet and no community for granted — we literally did seven events the day after the #iacaucus and I ran out of gas trying to keep up.
— Kevin Donohoe (@kevinsidonohoe) March 2, 2020
📸 taken just minutes after Pete’s filing. pic.twitter.com/eVCz7hgwmb
Pete Buttigieg could’ve easily won the presidency. (a thread)
— Karl Josef Co (@KarlJosefCo) March 2, 2020
Despite the false narratives & the supporter erasure that the media perpetuated, Pete was on the path to the nomination & the presidency.
These are the external factors that halted his momentum:
I would follow this man through fire. #PeteForAmerica #PeteForever pic.twitter.com/olddYwOAGE
— Stefan Smith (@TheStefanSmith) March 2, 2020
Smile because it happened. ☺️
— Rebecca Tjahja (@rebeccatjahja) March 2, 2020
Forever, #TeamPete. pic.twitter.com/Ri73RK0VcZ
@PeteButtigieg please please please don’t lose your steam sir. You are our future. And I knew that even though you didn’t get it this go around...please stay involved in our national politics. Because you are what’s needed. Intelligence, energy, qualified....prepared.
— Ryan Siu (@inthery) March 2, 2020