Pete Buttigieg’s surge since mid-March from an extreme longshot for the Democratic presidential nomination to one of the leading contenders surprised a lot of people – including the candidate himself. “We were expecting at this stage of the game to still be introducing ourselves and even defending the idea that something this audacious was appropriate,” Buttigieg told Fox News. “Instead we find that we’ve bolted into the top tier.”WATCH PETE BUTTIGIEG AT THE FOX NEWS TOWN HALL ON SUNDAY AT 7 PMIt was just two months ago that Buttigieg was still explaining how to pronounce his name. That explanation is rarely needed anymore as the candidate prepares for a Fox News town hall Sunday evening in New Hampshire. As the two-term mayor of South Bend – only the fourth-most-populous city in Indiana – Buttigieg thought it would take longer to get to this point.

Source: Fox News May 19, 2019 12:46 UTC