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“I would prefer to have those kinds of debates in a respectful format, versus through interruption, but a president is going to have to deal with tougher things than being interrupted in a speech,” Buttigieg told CNN. “It is what it is.” — PolitiTweet.org

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South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg brushed off anti-gay chants from a small number of out-of-state hecklers who interrupted his two Iowa events on Tuesday - Our story from Des Moines: https://t.co/uTXHBdzIv2 — PolitiTweet.org

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@AlliemalCNN Tough, but fair. — PolitiTweet.org

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A good lesson for me: Don’t chew my pen at presidential candidate gaggles. — PolitiTweet.org

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Just caught up with Buttigieg on these protesters: “I would prefer to have those kinds of debates in a respectful format, versus through interruption, but a president is going to have to deal with tougher things than being interrupted in a speech. It is what it is.” — PolitiTweet.org

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"He’s kinda like a Chinese finger trap," Buttigieg says of Trump in Des Moines. "You know, the harder you pull, the tighter you get stuck." — PolitiTweet.org

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Buttigieg's event tonight in Des Moines is one of – if not the – biggest event he has headlined, not including his announcement rally. There are 1,600 people here, per Jeff Young of Benjamin Franklin Jr. High School. — PolitiTweet.org

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Buttiging on how he worried coming out would hurt him politically: "It’s not like you can run a poll and say, 'If you heard Mayor Pete was gay, would that change your vote?'" After laughs, he adds, "I guess we could have. Might have been a little obvious.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Buttigieg once the man was escorted away: "Remember the beauty of our democracy: Everyone here gets the exact same voice and vote. Feels like numbers are on our side." — PolitiTweet.org

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Buttigieg once the man was escorted away: "Remember that beauty of our democracy: Everyone here gets the exact same voice and vote. Feels like numbers are on our side." — PolitiTweet.org

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And now another protester - the second - interrupted Buttigieg's Des Moines event. “Remember Sodom and Gomora," the man yelled. “We got it, promise you, we got it,” Buttigieg responded. — PolitiTweet.org

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After the man was escorted out, Buttigieg said, "The good news is, the condition of my soul is in the hands of god but the Iowa Caucuses are up to you." Buttigieg has had two events today and both have had protesters interrupt the event. — PolitiTweet.org

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A protester just interrupted Buttigieg's event in Des Moines. “Remember Sodom and Gomora," the man yelled before he was shouted down by people chanting "PETE, PETE, PETE." — PolitiTweet.org

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Buttigieg takes the stage outside Benjamin Franklin Junior High School in Des Moines. Polk County Democratic Party Chair @bagniewski says the event was meant to be a meet and greet: “Buttigieg is so many things we need in the Democratic Party right now.” https://t.co/PR9UXI0jDR — PolitiTweet.org

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*She said she faces — PolitiTweet.org

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This Buttigieg questioner is 13-years old and identifies as LGBT. “It’s really inspiring,” she told CNN of @PeteButtigieg’s run, “and it shows someone like us could go so far into the world.” She said faces “discrimination and weird comments” at school. — PolitiTweet.org

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Buttigieg: "Middle school is a tough place to be when you are LGBT." He adds that it took him "much longer in my life to get there" re: coming out. He then commended the young woman for her GSA work: "This is why people know they are going to be ok." — PolitiTweet.org

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A young woman here in Iowa who represents the Gay Straight Alliance at her school asks Buttigieg what it was like for him growing up. "I wish we had a GSA group at my school," Buttigieg said. "I went through high school believing there was not one LGBT student at my school." — PolitiTweet.org

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Buttigieg in Webster County, IA. Trump beat Clinton here by 22% in 2016. The mayor said it was important for his party to “be physically, but also morally, in touch with different parts of the country.” “I’d rather it be 60-40 than 80-20, so people feel... they are not alone.” https://t.co/NvJpSHPQE0 — PolitiTweet.org

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"We are so dug in in such passionate ways and I respect that too," Buttigieg said. He added: “That gentleman believes that what he is doing is in line with the will of the creator. I view it differently. We ought to be able to view it differently.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Buttigieg was just protested in Fort Dodge. The man yelled about the mayor's faith. “We will not stop, he is misleading out children,” the man yelled. Buttigieg paused as he was kicked out. “Like I said, coffee after church gets a little rowdy sometimes,” he said to laughs. — PolitiTweet.org

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Hello from Fort Dodge, Iowa, where Pete Buttigieg will make his first trip to the state since early March, before his CNN town hall and his boost in popularity. He will appear this afternoon with @JDScholten. https://t.co/Nssg0ZvNuJ — PolitiTweet.org

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.@CoryBooker tells @DaniellaMicaela he isn’t aware of this email: “I’m not even sure what you’re talking about because again we are not taking swipes at other candidates.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Buttigieg pledges to 'do better' at building more diverse following https://t.co/WujEyYa38Y via @VeronicaStrac — PolitiTweet.org

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He adds: "We're figuring through all of that. We're also not wealthy. It turns out, this is -- parenting is an expensive proposition for anyone. Especially for a same-sex couple, there's a lot to figure out." — PolitiTweet.org

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"We've been thinking about it for a while," Buttigieg says about having children with his husband Chasten on @NewDay. "Obviously, my recent professional choices have made it a little more complicated." — PolitiTweet.org

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Buttigieg says he needs to "give people the kind of permission to vote in a way that's not traditional." "Pople say, look, I like you. You seem nice. I think I've gone from being viewed as, you know, adorable six weeks ago, to now plausible," he tells @PoppyHarlowCNN. — PolitiTweet.org

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Buttigieg on @NewDay re: his rise in the polls: "You want to make sure you're not regarded as a flash in the pan, but I think the fact we've been at this more than a month, so we've outlived the flavor of the month period." — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DavidWright_CNN: % of individual contributions, $200 or less: 1. Bernie Sanders: 84% 2. Andrew Yang: 81% 3. Elizabeth Warren: 70% 4. Pe… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @KyungLahCNN: Buttigieg: I'm 'conscious' of lack of diversity at events @CNN https://t.co/pxRhicZxPv via @merica — PolitiTweet.org