Don't panic folks, the Iowa numbers are screwy for a reason.

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32. Perhaps, but mayor Pete is gaining, despite everyone seemingly knocking him down ...

constantly. The NY Times had an article on Pete B, which I only copied part of below (too long). In any event, I will support the candidate at the end, in our joint efforts to get rid of rump from the WH. I, IMHO, feel like it's Pete and perhaps proof of this is that he keeps popping up in people's minds, despite all of the nay sayers.

Pete Buttigieg Jumps Out to Lead in Iowa Poll
Mr. Buttigieg had a surprisingly robust lead in the latest Des Moines Register and CNN poll. Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Joseph R. Biden Jr. were in a statistical tie for second.

DES MOINES — Pete Buttigieg continues to surge in Iowa, leapfrogging Senator Elizabeth Warren and former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. to hold a commanding lead among likely Democratic caucusgoers, according to a new poll from The Des Moines Register and CNN.
The poll showed that Mr. Buttigieg, the 37-year-old mayor of South Bend, Ind., was the first choice for 25 percent of would-be Democratic caucusgoers, a significant increase from the 9 percent he held in September, when The Register last polled the state. The support placed him far ahead of the rest of the field — with the other three top candidates in a virtual tie for second: Ms. Warren at 16 percent and Mr. Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders at 15 percent.
The results are the latest evidence of Mr. Buttigieg’s strength in Iowa, where his moderate political views, plain-spoken style and military history have resonated in the early voting state. Since September, when he placed fourth in the Register poll, he has more than doubled his on-the-ground staff to over 100 and has opened more than 20 field offices. He recently completed another bus tour in the state.

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