Pete Buttigieg has a problem with black voters. He needs to fix it or he’ll wind up back in South Bend
Among its initiatives, the 18-page proposal would direct 25% of federal contracting go to historically disadvantaged businesses; establish government-funded “Health Equity Zones” to address racial and demographic inequities in healthcare; enact a modern Voting Rights Act to prevent voter suppression; tighten the legal standard for police officers to use deadly force; abolish the death penalty; and eliminate federal incarceration for drug possession.
Buttigieg has spent months answering questions about his paltry black support. He did so again after church, in a parking lot across the street, behind Soul Gourmet restaurant. Victory in Iowa or New Hampshire, Buttigieg added, would help. “People need to know that you can win,” he said before ducking into a black SUV bound for his next stop, a traveling version of the Vietnam War memorial. “One of the best ways to settle that question is to do well someplace else.”
Alexander Brown, who will vote in his first presidential election in 2020, sees Pete Buttigieg’s youth as an asset.Although polls show a narrow majority of African Americans support gay marriage, they are far less supportive than other Democrats. Henry Jones, for instance. He knew little about Buttigieg but immediately soured on his candidacy when he learned of his marital status.
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