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“You trust people and, at least in this case, they reciprocated that trust,” he said, adding later, “Most people I think are supportive or even enthusiastic… or they find a way to let me know they don’t care and that is historic, too.” (5/5) — PolitiTweet.org

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When Maddow asked whether Buttigieg thought his coming out would lead to his losing reelection, the mayor – who ended up winning more than 80% of the vote after his decision to come out – said, “I was pretty sure it was going to be a big complication.” (4/5) — PolitiTweet.org

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Buttigieg: "It took me plenty of time to come out to myself. So, I did not, in the way you did... figure out at such an early age. I probably should have. ... There were plenty of indications by the time I was 15 I could point back and say, ‘Yeah, yeah, this kid is gay." (3/5) — PolitiTweet.org

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"It was hard. It was really hard," Buttigieg said of coming out. “Coming out is hard but being in the closet is harder,” Maddow responded. “It was and it wasn’t," Buttigieg replied. — PolitiTweet.org

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Maddow & Buttigieg talking about their divergent decisions on when to come out - Maddow earlier in life and the mayor well into his 30s - was one of the more interesting conversations I have see Buttigieg have about his sexuality. (1/5) — PolitiTweet.org

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South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg said Monday in New York that he is aware of the lack of diversity at some of his presidential campaign events, including the fundraiser he was headlining, adding that he was "very intent" on fixing it https://t.co/hNVDnS7RL8 — PolitiTweet.org

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Buttigieg on @maddow on building up campaign: "We are very conscience of what we don’t know and so we are trying to take advice of people who have seen some version of this movie before." He mentions talking to people who were involved with Obama and Gary Hart campaigns. — PolitiTweet.org

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* On edit: He said "sometimes" not "somehow. — PolitiTweet.org

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Buttigieg, on Maddow, laments the fact that "as Democrats, we somehow have a tendency to lead with the policy and the minutia." He says he wants voters to know his values and ideas, too. "it is very important to me we are winning the values argument, too," he says. — PolitiTweet.org

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Pete Buttigieg on @maddow says his rise has happened "a lot faster than we expected," but that he is not "trying not to fool myself" with his popularity, acknowledges it is April and there is a long time to go. — PolitiTweet.org

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YIkes. Delaney Press Secretary Michael Starr Hopkins responds: "If I had Booker’s numbers, I’d go negative too." (via @RebeccaBuck) — PolitiTweet.org

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Delany campaign responds to Cory Booker's campaign - in a fundraising email - going after the businessman's decision to self-fund his campaign 👇 — PolitiTweet.org

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Buttigieg says in NY that he is aware of the lack of diversity at his events: “I need your help. We are very conscious and very intent on building campaign that is diverse. We need support and help and information. We hope to have a better answer for that.” (h/t @_JulieGallagher) — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DavidWright_CNN: news bingo: felicity huffman gave $400 to kamala harris's presidential campaign on the day harris announced — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DavidWright_CNN: Murdoch gave Buttigieg the primary max -- $2,800: https://t.co/qSHv3Mnglu https://t.co/91LPIdS4yr — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DavidWright_CNN: Donating to Pete Buttigieg in Q1: Mandy Moore, Ryan Reynolds, Bradley Whitford, James Murdoch, Susan Rice — PolitiTweet.org

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Buttigieg announced his exploratory committee from a nondescript, windowless conference room in Washington, D.C. on January 23. His official announcement on Sunday had slightly more fanfare. Our story on the last three months for the South Bend Mayor: https://t.co/cvhDOsnIJt https://t.co/4qiqwDQQyv — PolitiTweet.org

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Thanks for having me @BMontgomeryWSBT and @LTokarsWSBT! — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @LTokarsWSBT: Reaction this morning after @PeteButtigieg announces he's running for president. Team coverage on #WSBT22. Plus, at 6:45 -… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @rubycramer: See full thread from @rebeccanagle, a Sanders 2016 voter and citizen of Cherokee Nation who takes issue with the fact that… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DJJudd: In SC, @leylasantiago asked Beto O'Rourke about Austin Mayor Steve Adler's endorsement today of Pete Buttigieg-- O'Rourke told… — PolitiTweet.org

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@GregJKrieg @ericbradner I'd set it at 6.5k — PolitiTweet.org

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Buttigieg cast his candidacy as a direct rebuttal to Trump's campaign -- including his slogan -- and highlighted his belief that the country needs both a generational change and an entirely different political figure to lead the country past Trump https://t.co/I1Xj4lZ7Ze — PolitiTweet.org

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Buttigieg spent some time hitting Trump in the speech: "The horror show in Washington is mesmerizing, all-consuming. But starting today, we are going to change the channel." One person he did not mention (by my count): Mike Pence, who he's been in a back-and-forth w/ for weeks. — PolitiTweet.org

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Pete Buttigieg officially launched his presidential campaign on Sunday, formally vaulting the Midwestern Democrat who was largely unknown over a month ago into the large -- and growing -- field of Democrats vying to take on Trump in 2020. My story: https://t.co/I1Xj4lZ7Ze — PolitiTweet.org

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One of Buttigieg's biggest applause lines comes from a nod that the 2020 election - particularly his campaign - could get President Donald Trump off their TVs: "The horror show in Washington is mesmerizing, all-consuming. But starting today, we are going to change the channel." — PolitiTweet.org

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Buttigieg on his marriage to Chasten: "Our marriage exists by the grace of a single vote on the U.S. Supreme Court. Nine men and women sat down in a room and took a vote and they brought me the most important freedom in my life." — PolitiTweet.org

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Buttigieg on his military service: "The men and women… who got in my vehicle, they didn’t care if I was a Democrat or a Republican. ... They cared about whether my M-4 was locked and loaded, not whether I was going home to a girlfriend or a boyfriend." — PolitiTweet.org

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Buttigieg on climate change in 2020 announcement: "Our economy is on the line. Our future is on the line. Lives are on the line. So let's call this what it is, climate security, a life and death issue for our generation." — PolitiTweet.org

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Good catch by @burlij: Buttigieg in 2019: "I recognize the audacity of doing this... more than a little bold—at age 37—to seek the highest office in the land." Obama in 2007: "I recognize there is a certain presumptuousness -- a certain audacity -- to this announcement." — PolitiTweet.org