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4. Pete Buttigieg lost his first race to a former Vanderburgh County commissioner.

Fri Dec 27, 2019, 09:19 PM

Dec 2019

*Buttigieg eyed the job of state treasurer, but his candidacy was a moonshot at best. His opponent, former Vanderburgh County commissioner Richard Mourdock, was the one with the bright future, political blatherers would have told you.'

https://www.courierpress.com/story/opinion/columnists/jon-webb/2019/04/03/pete-buttigieg-got-trounced-his-first-indiana-campaign/3341473002/

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You know? I'd like to see Pete B. run for Governor of Indiana. He would be awesome. [View all] OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2019 OP

I don't know if he could win a statewide election in very red Indiana. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #1

Could a state that elected Pence SCantiGOP Dec 2019 #8

Mayor Pete is talented politician but at140 Dec 2019 #7

Nice dream IphengeniaBlumgarten Dec 2019 #3

He might have a chance at the US Representative seat DavidDvorkin Dec 2019 #6