'Stand up for what we believe in': Only Pete Buttigieg gets standing ovation....

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'Stand up for what we believe in': Only Pete Buttigieg gets standing ovation as candidates campaign at Iowa corn feed

Stephen Gruber-Miller and Barbara Rodriguez, Des Moines Register Published 10:31 a.m. ET July 15, 2019 | Updated 10:35 a.m. ET July 15, 2019

CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia. — Ten Democratic presidential candidates took the stage Sunday afternoon in 90-degree weather to address would-be Iowa caucusgoers, but only Pete Buttigieg got a standing ovation.

The crowd of more than 1,100 who turned out for the annual Progress Iowa Corn Feed in Cedar Rapids demonstrated the most enthusiasm for the South Bend, Indiana, mayor, who said the 2020 presidential election is about winning the next era in American politics.

"If we embrace a left-wing agenda, the president’s going to say we’re socialists and we’re for open borders. If we adopt a conservative agenda, the president’s going to say we’re socialists and we’re for open borders. So we might as well stand up for what we believe in and take it from there," Buttigieg said.

Christie Steel, a 53-year-old from Marion, came out on Sunday specifically to see Buttigieg, whom she supports.

"I like his thoughts. I love the fact that he's just very even-tempered — he seems to put a lot of thought behind what he thinks and does," said Steel, who works in insurance.

Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro was also well-received by the crowd. He referenced a series of Sunday morning tweets from President Donald Trump telling U.S. representatives of color to "go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came."

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1. "So we might as well stand up for what we believe in and take it from there," Buttigieg said.

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2. The people of Iowa may surprise some people on Caucus Day.

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3. Go Pete!

One of the reasons I like him also is his even temperness. Reminds me of Obama.

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4. The complete anti-trump.

BOOT EDGE EDGE 2020

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5. Hear, hear!!

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6. He knows how to get right to the heart of the issue

in a manner people understand and remember.