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.
THE POLL
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.
TALKING ABOUT PETE - VIDEOS
Stephanie Ruhl on MSNBC discusses the poll.
Brooke Baldwin/David Chalian, CNN - 11/12/2019
ARTICLES
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
TWEETS
Check out the Medium article linked in the tweet below. Great video clips and photos showing the compassionate side of Pete Buttigieg.