Pete Buttigieg has 4 town halls in Iowa today. These are his second two.
FORT MADISON, IA
ICYMI: My live report on Mayor @PeteButtigieg's campaign stop in Fort Madison, Iowa Sunday night. He spoke to a standing room only crowd as hundreds of supporters poured into the YMCA gym. @KHQA #WorkingForYou @PeteForAmerica pic.twitter.com/j61qoXo5S7
— KHQA David Amelotti (@KHQADavid) December 30, 2019
Opening remarks in Fort Madison, Buttigieg says, "this community, this county, this area matters...It is time to change the balance of power in this country and make sure that every community, and every neighborhood in every county is represented in a better and brighter future." pic.twitter.com/AFIyzQJv5q
— DJ Judd (@DJJudd) December 30, 2019
Pete Buttigieg’s last stop of the day, is a town hall at the YMCA in Ft. Madison Iowa. Buttigieg kicked things off telling the crowd that he’s here because their community matters. pic.twitter.com/kahtrcoH3a
— Priscilla Thompson (@PriscillaWT) December 30, 2019
500 people packed into a Fort Madison gym to close out a full day on the campaign trail in Iowa for @PeteButtigieg! Big crowds and a lot of people fired up about Pete everywhere we went today. pic.twitter.com/Jy7pGIDAmB
— Chris Meagher (@chrismeagher) December 30, 2019
There’s over 500 people here in Fort Madison for @PeteButtigieg’s last town hall today. This is in a county that flipped more than 30 points from Obama to Trump in 2016. #IACaucus pic.twitter.com/aufmIEHVEV
— Ben Halle (@bhalle87) December 30, 2019
The over 500 people at the @PeteButtigieg town hall in Fort Madison tonight is the largest event of 2019 in Lee County. The second largest event of 2019 was Pete’s Keokuk town hall in August. pic.twitter.com/KqjpoBY62T
— Blake Reinken (@blakereinken) December 30, 2019
Good evening from the Fort Madison YMCA, where a HUGE line has formed for @PeteButtigieg’s fourth town hall of the day! #TeamPete #IACaucus pic.twitter.com/1fJRqKBd3V
— Dustin Sheets (@dustin_sheets9) December 30, 2019
OTTUMWA, IA
VIDEO CLIP: Pete talks about unions
Went and watched #PeteButtigieg tonight at the BridgeView Center in #Ottumwa. Really great speaker. Going to have to look into him more. #Educate myself on his #Policy. Here’s his response to a #Union question. pic.twitter.com/VCYRtdQuTG
— 🎅🏾🎁🎄Russ🎄🎁🎅🏾 (@TheRussHull) December 29, 2019
LOCAL TV COVERAGE (with video from the event)
When @PeteButtigieg first visited Ottumwa in August, 200 people showed up to see him. Today, over 500 turned out #IACaucus https://t.co/Pbg6AJtJoS
— Sean Manning (@SeanManning_) December 29, 2019
@PeteButtigieg was terrific at the town hall in Ottumwa today. Beautiful @PeteForAmerica organizer team turned out a sharp, thoughtful, big (500+) crowd! #iowacaucus Feb 3 and Pete is ready to go! pic.twitter.com/51GEAGGtHC
— shari loessberg (@sloess) December 30, 2019
A young asked Buttigieg how she can trust big donors won’t have an outsized influence in his administration. Buttigieg said his campaign is “not interested in rejecting anyone” who supports his message of progressive change. Reiterating that $$$ will be needed to take on Trump. pic.twitter.com/GNzW5eQnVE
— Priscilla Thompson (@PriscillaWT) December 29, 2019
We’ve made it to Pete Buttigieg’s penultimate stop of the day, a Town Hall at Ottumwa’s Bridge View Center.
— DJ Judd (@DJJudd) December 29, 2019
Ottumwa sits in Wapello County, one of 31 Iowa counties that went twice for Obama before flipping to Trump. pic.twitter.com/XqzDx8llzx
Ottumwa, IA. A PeteMobile should be at every event!!! @RVAforPETE @PeteBarnstormer @SWVAforPete @Benders4Pete @NoVa4Pete @PeteButtigieg @GoodGuyPete2020 @VAforPete pic.twitter.com/boSjjArpxH
— Richard Weiss (@RichardKWeiss) December 29, 2019
Stop #4 for Pete Buttigieg, a town hall in Ottumwa, IA where he kicked things off describing what he calls a “crisis of belonging,” that has lead to tragedies like the Hanukkah party stabbing. pic.twitter.com/uVOVPMy8kY
— Priscilla Thompson (@PriscillaWT) December 29, 2019
.@PeteButtigieg in Ottumwa, Iowa, begins his town hall the same way he begins most Iowa events: On a message of unity, + the need for a president who can address range of problems, including hate crimes. “Those problems will be waiting on the desk of the new president.” #iacaucus pic.twitter.com/HcW9jnl6uu
— Barbara Rodriguez (@bcrodriguez) December 29, 2019