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NEWS: After her historic nomination,
@KamalaHarris
will be holding her first ever solo event as
@JoeBiden
's running mate in Detroit, MI on Wednesday. She'll be launching a voter engagement program to engage Black women in Detroit.
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NEWS:
@PeteButtigieg
picks up a huge endorsement from California’s Lieutenant Governor
@EleniForCA
.
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UPDATE:
@PeteButtigieg
won this precinct in Cedar County –– a county that swung from Obama to Trump by 23 points in 2016. Pete visited Tipton in Cedar County this summer.
#IACaucus
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NEWS: Big endorsement in Utah from Mayor
@JennyWilsonUT
.
"He will be able to attract a larger share of moderates, independents, and liberal Republican voters than any other candidate...
@PeteButtigieg
has my vote and my enthusiastic endorsement.”
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Warm welcome for
@PeteButtigieg
up north in Cresco. This is in a county that Trump won by 20+ in 2016.
#IACaucus
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Thrilled and honored to join the team that's going to elect
@JoeBiden
as our next president.
Monday morning Michigan political news:
Ben Halle,
@bhalle87
, who most recently worked on Pete Buttigieg’s campaign as Iowa communications director and then as national spokesman, will be Joe Biden's new Michigan communications director.
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Is everyone paying attention to what
@PeteButtigieg
is doing in New Hampshire today??????????????
If you're not, you should.
Ridiculously long line outside Pete event in Salem.
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.
@PeteButtigieg
is campaigning for
@JoeBiden
and
@KamalaHarris
in West Michigan tomorrow with stops in Grand Rapids, Stockbridge, and Kalamazoo.
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"You talk to anybody who has been in Iowa, reporters covering Iowa, campaign operatives from other campaigns, and they will tell you that...the person who is getting the most buzz in Iowa -- and has been since the debate, and even before the debate -- has been Mayor Pete."
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NEWS: Washington State. Lt. Governor
@cyrushabib
endorses
@PeteButtigieg
–– becoming the first WA statewide elected to endorse this cycle. This is a huge get.
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Busy day for
@SecretaryPete
.
Met with
@UPS
drivers who are delivering vaccines to DC and Maryland.
Talked to local TV stations in Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and Dayton about how the American Rescue Plan will save lives.
And will be on
@AC360
tonight — tune in!
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This is categorically false.
@USDOT
issued the largest fines in the history of the consumer protection office — helping return hundreds of millions of dollars to hundreds of thousand of passengers.
@GaryBleck
@_Treppy_
@fearlessgirl82
@davidsirota
@SecretaryPete
Mayo Pete has "yet to fine any U.S. airline a single dollar for unpaid refunds, flight cancellations, or systematic violations of consumer protection law, and has issued fewer enforcement orders in 2021 than in any single year of the Trump and Obama administrations."
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You don’t want to miss
@SecretaryPete
on the
@colbertlateshow
with
@StephenAtHome
tonight. Tune in!!!
#LSSC
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NEWS:
@PeteButtigieg
gets another big endorsement in Utah. Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill endorsed
@PeteButtigieg
for President ahead of his town hall in Salt Lake City tonight.
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UPDATE:
@PeteButtigieg
wins precinct South of Cedar Rapids which swung from Obama to Trump in 2016 by 22 points.
#IACaucus
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.
@SecretaryPete
and
@SecondGentleman
are talking about asphalt testing at the Advanced Manufacturing Institute at NC State University. The American Jobs Plan makes a generational investment in R&D.
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On his latest Iowa swing,
@PeteButtigieg
visited four Iowa counties that flipped from Obama to Trump in 2016. In each county, he drew the largest crowd of any candidate this cycle.
#IACaucus
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More than 300 people came to see
@PeteButtigieg
in Pella — the largest crowd any candidate has gotten here all cycle. This is in a county that Trump won by more than 30 points.
#IACaucus
Pete Buttigieg kicks off a 3-day, 8 town hall swing through Iowa in Pella. Representative Dave Loebsack, who just endorsed Buttigieg, is joining him for the swing. Most of the stops are in his district.
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It has truly been an honor to work for
@PeteButtigieg
. And I'm filled with hope to see what he does next. I will always be on
#TeamPete
.
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NEWS:
@PeteButtigieg
gets a huge endorsement from Boise Mayor
@laurenmclean
. Pete will head to Boise on March 7th for a town hall.
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READ: Incredible story about
@JoeBiden
supporters in Newaygo County, MI:
"Basically, the billboard is a huge yard sign. Signs that can't be stolen. To me, that's justice,” Stern added.
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@JoeBiden
campaign was all over Michigan today.
@DougEmhoff
launched canvasses in Muskegon and Ottawa counties
@Lizzo
had early vote events in Detroit and Harper Woods
Bus tour stops in Taylor, Livingston, Jackson, Lansing
@MeenaHarris
&
@ChelseaClinton
virtual stop tonight
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.
@PeteButtigieg
vastly over performed polling in both Iowa and New Hampshire. And from early data from our precinct captains in Nevada, it appears that's happening again.
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Powerful Op-Ed in
@IAStartingLine
from former Brigadier General and 30 year Army Veteran Steve Warnstadt on why
@PeteButtigieg
is the best candidate to serve as commander in chief.
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.
@PeteButtigieg
is going everywhere and talking to everybody. Yesterday, Pete interviewed. with local television in SEVEN Super Tuesday states –– Alabama, Texas, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, North Carolina, California, and Minnesota.
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“Mayor Pete is a star. He had people in the upper-deck seating clapping and cheering on all his policies,” said Jordan Ramirez. “He gets it, you know?”
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There are over 250 people at
@PeteButtigieg
’s town hall in Jefferson. This is an incredible crowd considering only 376 Democrats caucused in the whole county in 2016. Trump won it by 23 points. This is how we win.
#IACaucus
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UPDATE:
@PeteButtigieg
won West Des Moines precinct 115. This is a rare flip from Romney to Clinton. Pete is winning in pivot counties and counties that are becoming more blue.
#IACaucus
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Here’s another look at the crowd in Cedar Rapids tonight, as
@PeteButtigieg
begins taking questions from the audience.
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UPDATE:
@PeteButtigieg
won Ankeny's 10th precinct which Trump won by 4 points in 2016. Ankeny is one of the fastest growing suburbs in America and is a place that the nominee will need to win in order to defeat Trump.
#IACaucus
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We had to change the location of the town hall due to overwhelming interest in folks wanting to see
@PeteButtigieg
in Salt Lake City.
The Pete Buttigieg campaign announced Sunday that the location of the candidate's Monday-night town hall event in Salt Lake City has been changed.
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UPDATE:
@PeteButtigieg
won Carroll's 2nd precinct which Trump won by 21 points in 2016.
#IACaucus
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For the 5th time in Iowa this month, more than 1,000 people came out to see
@PeteButtigieg
. Over 1,200 people came out tonight — despite the pouring rain.
#IACaucus
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UPDATE:
@PeteButtigieg
won a precinct in Kossuth County that Trump won by 40 points in 2016.
#IACaucus
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.
@PeteButtigieg
is drawing huge crowds in Iowa -->
“A big football game and lousy weather, and he gets 700 people? Things like that just don’t happen,” said Matt Paul, who ran Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Iowa campaign. “Something is clearly going on.”
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Huge standing ovation and chants of Boot-Edge-Edge break out as
@PeteButtigieg
takes the stage in West Des Moines.
#IACaucus
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Very powerful Op-Ed by Republican
@RepMikeRogers
who served on Trump's transition team:
"the election was held freely, fairly and openly, with bipartisan observation, and the election results should be certified today."
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Huge endorsement news out of Iowa today: House Minority Whip and eight-term State Representative Jo Oldson endorses
@PeteButtigieg
for president.
#IACaucus
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Over 720 people attended
@PeteButtigieg
’s town hall in Cedar Falls today — the largest crowd a candidate has gotten here this cycle.
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Here’s the scene at
@PeteButtigieg
’s town hall in Maquoketa. This is his 7th town hall this trip.
#IACaucus
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HUGE news out of Davenport: Iowa Rep. Phyllis Thede endorses
@PeteButtigieg
for president.
#IACaucus
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.
@PeteButtigieg
toured Britt, IA today where locals said they haven’t seen a presidential candidate in years. The librarian told us she’s caucusing for Pete.
#IACaucus
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Just talked to the host of
@PeteButtigieg
’s house party in Muscatine, IA. He says with a smile, “well, this is the most people we’ve ever had in our backyard.”
#IACaucus
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"The loudest applause before, during and after he went on stage, was for Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Mayor of South Bend, Indiana."
#IACaucus
Democratic Wing Ding in Clear Lake hosts 22 presidential candidates
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And this whole crowd just sang
@PeteButtigieg
happy birthday.
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Big news in Iowa: "Following
@PeteButtigieg
’s four-day bus tour of Iowa and the Polk County Steak Fry, a group of female political activists is launching Women for Pete to support the South Bend, Ind., mayor’s 2020 Democratic presidential campaign."
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UPDATE:
@PeteButtigieg
won a precinct in Oelwein in Fayette County, which flipped from Obama to Trump in 2016 by 32 points. Pete visited Oelwein on Saturday.
#IACaucus
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During the 11am CT canvass shift,
@PeteForAmerica
had a negative flake rate, meaning MORE volunteers across Iowa showed up to canvass than were scheduled. Gives you a sense of how fired up Iowans are for
@PeteButtigieg
.
#IACaucus
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MUST READ: "
@PeteButtigieg
has Republicans serving as precinct captains in 37 of Iowa’s 99 counties, with the vast majority in counties Trump won in 2016."
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NEW:
@PeteButtigieg
to attend
@Everytown
and
@MomsDemand
forum on gun safety in Des Moines on Saturday.
#IACaucus
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UPDATE:
@PeteButtigieg
won this precinct in Howard County. Howard County swung from Obama to Trump by more than 40 points in 2016 –– the largest flip in the entire country. Pete visited Cresco in Howard County in June.
#IACaucus
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“On February 3, I’m switching my party registration to Democrat and caucusing for Mayor
@PeteButtigieg
. The nation needs a new generation of leadership, and it needs someone like a mayor who has a focus on getting things done.”
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“The line to attend Sunday's rally stretched all the way out to the highway. Des Moines resident Mary Riche said the support reflects an energized population in the state and Buttigieg's popularity...”
#IACaucus
Actor Kevin Costner Rallies With Pete Buttigieg in Indianola
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"Several of the secretaries are former mayors, like Buttigieg and Walsh, or former governors like Granholm and Raimondo, enabling them to find easy common ground with local officials and stakeholders."
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UPDATE:
@PeteButtigieg
won West Des Moines precinct 211 –– a suburban precinct that has consistently voted Democrat.
#IACaucus
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Today, over 80 union members and labor leaders in Iowa launched "Labor for Pete" to build support for
@PeteButtigieg
ahead of the
#IACaucus
.
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UPDATE:
@PeteButtigieg
won a precinct in the town of Muscatine. Muscatine County flipped from Obama to Trump by 23 points in 2016.
#IACaucus
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UPDATE:
@PeteButtigieg
won this precinct in Palmyra in Warren County. Trump won this county by 35 points in 2016.
#IACaucus
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And
@PeteButtigieg
picks up the endorsement of Mayor Joel Greer of Marshalltown!
#IACaucus
We’re in Marshalltown for
@PeteButtigieg
’s third town hall of the day. This is his third visit here — including one of his first stops as an official presidential candidate back in April.
#IACaucus
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UPDATE:
@PeteButtigieg
won this precinct in St. Charles in Floyd County. Floyd County swung from Obama to Trump by 31 points in 2016. Floyd is one of the 27 counties that pivoted to Trump that Pete visted.
#IACaucus
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Trump won this county by 40+ points 👀
And for our final stop of the day in ruby red Clay County, we were told by one attendee that this is the most Democrats they’ve ever seen in one place in Spencer!
@PeteButtigieg
closing strong
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In Iowa, when
@RobertLeonard
talks, you listen. Here's what he said on
@CNN
today about
@PeteButtigieg
:
"At a Pete Buttigieg event yesterday, there were over 300 people in the very conservative town of Pella. There was a lot of excitement."
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“Pete Buttigieg has won (still).”
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Another Biden-funded airport project breaks ground. Big things are happening.
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UPDATE:
@PeteButtigieg
won this precinct in Worth County. Worth swung from Obama to Trump by 21 points in 2016. Pete visited 27 of the 31 counties that pivoted to Trump.
#IACaucus
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“Pete is the candidate who can be a unifier, not a divider, in the White House. I like his youth and the energy he brings to the campaign trail. I can tell he’s not in this for himself, but he really wants to make a difference.”
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Iowans are very interested in
@PeteButtigieg
. Out of the 100+ stories that the
@IAStartingLine
wrote this month, this was the most-read post.
#IACaucus
⬇️⬇️⬇️
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UPDATE:
@PeteButtigieg
won a precinct in Keokuk in Lee County. Lee County swung from Obama to Trump in 2016 by 31 points. Pete visited Keokuk twice –– one time right before the caucus.
#IACaucus
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A few hours earlier he was at a ribbon cutting for a transit center in Joliet that's helping commuters get to work & the next day went to Cleveland to showcase investments in training workers to rebuild infrastructure. Send me your email & we'll keep you posted on all the travel!
With all due respect, get out of classrooms and out to roads and bridges that the infrastructure bill will fix, repair, or replace. Americans need to see you’ve done work on their behalf and will have tangible benefits.
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"There really is a night-and-day difference between the commitments the airlines were making before
@SecretaryPete
sent the letter and the commitments that they are making today.”
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Call us crazy, but yeah,
@SecretaryPete
wants to ensure the 3 million Americans in wheelchairs can use bathrooms on an airplane.
Pete Buttigieg wants to regulate the size of airplane bathrooms
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NEWS:
@DaveForIowa
endorses
@PeteButtigieg
for president:
“I think he has the capability to bring us together. And I think he has the capability to turn this country around, get it back on the right track, and provide the hope that we need."
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"This is a capitalist country. The government does not make baby formula, nor should it. Companies make formula. And one of those companies, a company which seems to have 40% market share, messed up and is unable to confirm that a major plant, is safe and free of contamination."
Transportation Sec. Buttigieg blames the nationwide baby formula shortage on the Abbott plant shutdown:
“It’s got to be safe and it’s got to be up and running as soon as possible. This is the difference between a supply-chain problem…and a supply problem.”
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There are 1,200 people at
@PeteButtigieg
’s town hall in Cedar Rapids — the largest crowd any candidate has gotten here all cycle.
There’s 14 days until the Iowa Caucuses and here’s the crowd at
@PeteButtigieg
’s town hall in Cedar Rapids.
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UPDATE: Here's another precinct in Oelwein that
@PeteButtigieg
won. Again, Pete visited Oelwein on Saturday and had the largest crowd any candidate got there all cycle.
#IACaucus
UPDATE:
@PeteButtigieg
won a precinct in Oelwein in Fayette County, which flipped from Obama to Trump in 2016 by 32 points. Pete visited Oelwein on Saturday.
#IACaucus
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You don't want to miss
@SecretaryPete
on
@Nickelodeon
talking about
@POTUS
' Bipartisan Infrastructure Law!
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Over 220 people came out to
@PeteButtigieg
’s town hall in Storm Lake tonight — the largest crowd of any candidate here all cycle. This is in a county that Trump won by more than 24 points in 2016.
#IACaucus
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When I was in Iowa for
@PeteButtigieg
’s campaign, I got to work with some of the best local journalists in the country — like
@cullen_art
and
@douglaswburns
. They need our support now more than ever.
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.
@SecretaryPete
on the front page of the
@PittsburghPG
after his visit highlighting the American Jobs Plan.
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"Mayor Pete is the only Democratic presidential candidate I find myself inspired by. Judging by the 4,500 people who stood in line in the cold for hours and then packed themselves into an event center to hear him speak, I’m not the only one."
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On
@PeteButtigieg
’s latest swing through Iowa, he held 5 town halls. More than 5,000 people turned out to them.
#IACaucus
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Here in Harlan the windchill is -8 and nearly 200 people came out to see
@PeteButtigieg
. This is in a county where only 1,662 people voted for Hillary Clinton in the general election. Easily the biggest turnout in Harlan for any candidate this cycle.
#IAcaucus
Pete Buttigieg takes the stage in Harlan, IA — his third stop of the day. The fmr. mayor was introduced by newly minted campaign co-chair and surrogate Rep. Anthony Brown of Maryland.
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From the Spencer Daily Reporter: "Mayor Pete gets rock star welcome in Storm Lake parade"
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