The former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, is being taken more seriously after Iowa. But can he attract votes in other parts of the country, too?
With the final results still missing, it’s as if the Iowa caucus never happened, largely nullifying what has been for decades the most important contest in the presidential nomination system. Despite the chaos, the Buttigieg campaign decided to claim the winner’s cup based on internal results, displaying a strategic shrewdness that probably allowed the campaign to salvage at least some of what would have been a massive momentum effect from his “dark horse” victory.
The days after the Iowa caucus, as the state’s Democratic party struggled to determine the winner, Pete Buttigieg surged in New Hampshire polls and his fellow Democratic primary competitors treated him with a newfound respect at Saturday’s debate at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, training their sights on the new frontrunner.
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Source: US Politics - theguardian.com
