After strong finishes in Iowa and New Hampshire, Pete Buttigieg turns to Texas

[brooklynite]

Texas Tribune

Pete Buttigieg is quickly ramping up campaign activity in Texas after strong finishes in Iowa and New Hampshire, sending two dozen staffers to the Super Tuesday state.

The 24 staffers start Monday and will help volunteers already on the ground, his campaign told The Texas Tribune. The Texas ramp-up is part of a broader expansion across the delegate-rich states that vote March 3.

“We are building the campaign that will not only win this nomination but will defeat Donald Trump in November,” said Samantha Steelman, the campaign’s organizing director for Super Tuesday states.

Sara Goldstein, the former regional organizing director in Iowa for the Buttigieg campaign, will now lead its efforts in Texas. The campaign will welcome its latest staffers to the state over the weekend with events in San Antonio, Austin, Dallas and Houston.

Apparently he doesn't realize that Iowa and New Hampshire were "unrepresentative" and he doesn't have a chance elsewhere. Why doesn't the blogosphere let him know?

[dsc]

1. Texas is a good place for him as the South goes

several big cities with suburbs that should have the voters he has been attracting. I think he should ramp up in NC, GA, and FL as well.

[PatrickforO]

2. You're right. Bernie scares the centrists, so I suspect we're in the process

of seeing support from Biden migrate to Buttigieg.

That said, Bloomberg and Steyer are kind of wild cards because they are amply self-funded.

It will be an interesting Super Tuesday.