Mayor Buttigieg is on live Cspan right now at an event in Iowa.

[jezebel321]

answering policy questions.

[beachbum bob]

1. Personally I like Buttigieg but for lord's sake, he is 100% unelectable as minority communities are

severely anti-gay starting with the black churches and their pastors. We have to be realistic about this.

[elleng]

3. Some 'Lord' says he is 100% unelectable,

heckuva 'lord.'

[USALiberal]

4. 100%???? He won 2nd mayor term with 80%. So you think the 20% were black? Nt

[elleng]

6. Thanks.

According to census data, 60.5% of the South Bend population is white, 26.6% is black, 1.3% is Asian, 4.2% are mixed, and 13% are Hispanic or Latino.

[left-of-center2012]

9. "he is 100% unelectable"

He was re-elected mayor with 80% of the vote.

Guess you missed that?

[ecstatic]

12. That's bullshit. Besides, blacks make up 12% of the US.

How would the overwhelmingly white majority vote? Nice try though.

[Sapient Donkey]

13. I would like to see some actual numbers that prove this assertion

Is there any data to back this up? If so, then it's something that should be out there. Not to disqualify Buttigieg from running, but so that we can use it address the root cause of why a particular typically democrat voting demographic isn't voting democrat due to bigoted reasons.

Get the data. If the data checks, then we can come up with actual solutions that don't involve embracing bigotry by discouraging a candidate from running because of their sexual orientation.

[JI7]

16. black people voted for a black lesbian mayor in Chicago. Al Sharpton

also likes Buttigieg .

[Blue_true]

17. Shame on you!!! Letting facts get in the way of a good story, abeit one without facts. nt

[cwydro]

18. Thank you. nt

[elleng]

2. Thanks.

He just answered a question about DACA, and also responded in Spanish.

[elleng]

5. Supports DC Statehood!

[Moostache]

7. Homophobia needs to go and open discussion of it as a disqualifier does too.

Substitute "black" for "gay" or "old" or "woman" or "Jewish" or "Catholic" or "Muslim"...
Aside from racism and sexism, the pervasive bigotry around non-heterosexuality is disgusting already.

I am looking for a president with passion (check), policy ideas that I support (check), a true love of this country (check) AND its people of all races, incomes and any other labels (check).

I want a candidate that is demonstrably smarter and more even keel than me (BIG check on both for Pete!).

I do not care what he does in his personal life, I have no religious nonsense telling me to "hate the sin" or any other such ludicrous concept. I don't respect people of any race or creed that preach hate and division or isolation of the 'other'. I have no religion, but I find Mayor Pete's stated religious / spiritual values to be perfectly compatible with my secular values (which I CANNOT say for any version of evangelical, conservative Christianity at all).

I KNOW in my heart that I will die before the country elects an avowed atheist...but maybe a more toward a more humanitarian vision of Christ and his purported message would be as big a step in that direction as I will see...

Anyway, anyone trying to reach these Emmy-award winners shouldn't be under the illusions that they would vote for ANY Democratic candidate, not JUST the "gay one"...

Title: "Right-wing Christians stage bizarre protest by dressing up as Pete Buttigieg and whipping Jesus"
https://www.alternet.org/2019/04/right-wing-christians-stage-bizarre-protest-by-dressing-up-as-pete-buttigieg-and-whipping-jesus/?utm_source=push_notifications

[Indygram]

11. If we learned anything at all with the election of Trump....

It was that America was a hell of a lot more bigoted than any of us realized. This election is the MOST IMPORTANT, probably in the history of this country. We CANNOT afford to lose, too much is at stake. As much as I despise bigotry and hatred, this election is NOT the time to try to force this particular battle. I don't think America will survive another 4 years of Trump and this is not a battle I think Democrats would win.

[cwydro]

19. Interesting.

What about one of our female candidates?

[JI7]

20. you ignore the Russian attack on the election and voter supression

voter suppression hurt a white Male Democrat in north Carolina.

[Celerity]

15. +10000000000000000

[FreeState]

21. +1

Personally I find the framing of these “gay” questions homophobic and unhelpful.

[RicROC]

8. long primary season

At some times I feel the primary season is way too long. There is an argument that a long season is needed to introduce the candidate to the American people. In the case with Mayor Pete, it might take some reluctant voters a year to finally be able to vote for him. Maybe to not feel completely comfortable, but at least pull the lever,

[patricia92243]

10. You're right. Hadn't thought of it that way. :)

[Celerity]

14. video (full event)

Mayor Pete Buttigieg at Asian and Latino Coalition in Des Moines, Iowa

2020 Democratic Presidential Candidate & South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg spoke at an event put together by the Asian & Latino Coalition in Des Moines, Iowa.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?459822-1/mayor-pete-buttigieg-addresses-asian-latino-coalition-des-moines-iowa