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https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/31/politics/pete-buttigieg-hillary-clinton-2016-strategy/index.htmlButtigieg has 'enormous respect' for Hillary Clinton, says she was 'ill-served' by strategy, media environment in 2016
By Kate Sullivan, CNN
Updated 4:56 PM ET, Sun March 31, 2019
Washington (CNN)South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg said Saturday he has "enormous respect" for Hillary Clinton, and said in her 2016 presidential campaign she was "ill-served by a strategy and media environment."
Buttigieg, a Democratic presidential hopeful, was asked by CNN affiliate WSBT in Indiana, about the backlash he received on Friday about comments he made in January about Clinton's campaign.
"Just to make this clear, I think America would be a much better place if she were President," Buttigieg said. "That's why I voted for her and that's why I campaigned for her, and I have enormous respect for Secretary Clinton."
On Friday, Clinton spokesman Nick Merrill slammed Buttigieg for comments he made in January about Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign.
Buttigieg told The Washington Post magazine in an interview that published in January, "Donald Trump got elected because, in his twisted way, he pointed out the huge troubles in our economy and our democracy." He added, "At least he didn't go around saying that America was already great, like Hillary did."
Merrill called Buttigieg's comments "indefensible," and tweeted, "@HillaryClinton ran on a belief in this country & the most progressive platform in modern political history. Trump ran on pessimism, racism, false promises, & vitriol. Interpret that how you want, but there are 66,000,000 people who disagree. Good luck."
When asked by WSBT on Saturday about Merrill's tweet, Buttigieg said in the industrial Midwest, people perceived the 2016 Democratic candidate "as basically saying that everything was just fine, and we should just believe in the system. And that was unconvincing."
"And so even though people knew that the President was not a great character, I think a lot of folks voted for him just to kind of burn the house down because the system had let us down in so many ways," he continued.
"That's the point that I'm concerned with," Buttigieg said. "It's not a knock on any individual. It's a concern about how we can take the lessons of the last election and apply them to get a better outcome in the next election."
"That's the point that I'm concerned with," Buttigieg said. "It's not a knock on any individual. It's a concern about how we can take the lessons of the last election and apply them to get a better outcome in the next election."
The mayor, who is 37, has formed a presidential exploratory committee, and if elected would be the youngest president in US history, and the first married gay president.
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Buttigieg has 'enormous respect' for Hillary Clinton, says she was 'ill-served' by strategy... [View all]
babylonsister
Mar 2019
OP
He should just run his own campaign and not critique one that ended 3 years ago.
George II
Mar 2019
#46
Analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of previous campaigns is not "taking a shot at them"
IndianaDave
Mar 2019
#114
hillary piled up millions of extra votes in CA and lost where it mattered most nt
msongs
Mar 2019
#3
Actually, that was completely consistent with the quote that got him into trouble. n/t
femmedem
Mar 2019
#19
Buttigieg has made strides in his city, but it's taken eight years, some gentrification,
lapucelle
Apr 2019
#132
He's peaked. That's it. This is his high-water mark. Sadly, for him it's all downhill from here.
NurseJackie
Mar 2019
#34
A flash in the pan... he won't be our party's nominee. The novelty of it has worn off.
NurseJackie
Mar 2019
#102
You do realize that Pete Buttigieg is proposing to scrap the electoral college?
True Dough
Mar 2019
#64
Florida, Ohio, Michigan, etc Clint because California votes the way it does.
Renew Deal
Mar 2019
#59
Yes. My ex was lost a long time ago. My daughter is loyal to her above all else.
mobeau69
Mar 2019
#18
Agree, barbtrees & Pete's observations about '16 are being blown out of proportion by a few here.
mobeau69
Mar 2019
#38
This didn't help in the rust belt either. This and "deplorables" comment was not good strategy.
mobeau69
Mar 2019
#17
the amazing thing is democrats still analyze politics as if rw radio didn't exist
certainot
Mar 2019
#58
He apparently doesn't have good instinct then. Pence was rotten 2 years ago too.
fleabiscuit
Mar 2019
#69
I really don't give a rat about Trump, Pence, or Pete. Or how they commingle with each other.
fleabiscuit
Mar 2019
#77
I didn't. Someone wanted the words. Words+Google. Not that it makes any difference anyway. nt
fleabiscuit
Mar 2019
#101
I don't think it was that she said America is great, that actually was a smart appeal to patriotism,
mr_liberal
Mar 2019
#79
This is what I mean when I say "he's inexperienced at national politicking."
Honeycombe8
Mar 2019
#99
If they voted for him "just to kind of burn the house down" then they expected him to be terrible.
betsuni
Mar 2019
#103
All the people who say Buttigieg said this wrong or that wrong or apologized too little too late
marylandblue
Apr 2019
#123