Pete Buttigieg asks likely caucusgoers: 'Are you ready to make history one more time?'

[TexasTowelie]

By Barbara Rodriguez


WATERLOO, Ia. — The way Pete Buttigieg tells it, the first time he visited Iowa was roughly 12 years ago to knock on doors for Barack Obama, when the nation’s first black president was making his bid for the White House.

“I saw Iowa change what America thought was possible on caucus night,” Buttigieg recalled Saturday as loud cheers emanated from the hundreds cramped inside an old ballroom in eastern Iowa.

Buttigieg also remembered, he continued, seeing from afar when the Iowa Supreme Court ruled in 2009 to uphold same-sex marriages. The consequential decision paved the way for a 2015 ruling in the U.S. Supreme Court.

“You all changed what people … thought was possible once again, and gave someone like me permission to believe that one day I would be able to wear this wedding ring,” Buttigieg told the crowd. “… You did that.”

Read more: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2020/02/02/pete-buttigieg-leans-historic-nature-his-candidacy-final-hours-before-iowa-caucuses-south-bend-mayor/4639917002/

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Damn paywall. I already subscribe to too many newspapers. sigh n/t

[TexasTowelie]

4. I suspect that you've read too many articles from the Des Moines Register recently.

You might try pasting the link into a different Web browser or clearing your history in the browser you are currently using. I am not a subscriber and I didn't have any issues regarding a paywall.

I also posted several other articles from other Iowa media sites this evening to obtain some additional perspective.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. Oh, probably so! Thanks for the suggestions. I'll try them.

[OneMoreCupOfCoffee]

2. Pete Buttigieg is very popular in my household.

I wish him well.