Peter Buttigieg emerges as Democratic rock star

cachvaom88.netPete Buttigieg speaks during a Democratic National Committee forum in Baltimore.
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ATLANTA -
John Verdejo had never heard of Pete Buttigieg before the Democratic National Committee chair's race. By Saturday's vote, he had only one impression of the South Bend, Indiana, mayor.

"Mind. Blown. Mind. Blown. You ask any of the DNC members here, and he was their second choice. I don't care if you voted for Perez first, Ellison first - Buttigieg was their No. 2," the North Carolina DNC member said here at the committee's winter meeting in Atlanta.


Buttigieg ultimately failed to secure the DNC chairmanship: Lacking the votes to secure the role, the 36-year-old mayor dropped out of the race Saturday before anyone got the chance to vote for him, and former labor secretary Tom Perez secured the role in a tight race with Rep. Keith Ellison
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Yet Democrats here were quick to heap praise on the mayor, pointing to a stacked and diverse background and resume: He is a gay, Harvard-educated Rhodes Scholar, a Navy veteran, and an accomplished pianist.


But particularly, many Democrats noted his ability to transcend the rift between the establishment and the ascendant progressive wing of the party.

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