BloombergFormer South Bend, Indiana, mayor Pete Buttigieg on Sunday ended his presidential campaign after failing to secure a to win the Democratic nomination. His decision came only a month after he won the delegate race in the Iowa caucuses and his campaign hoped that victory would propel him to national frontrunner status. Sanders on Sunday congratulated Buttigieg on running “a brilliant campaign” and invited his former rival’s supporters to join his campaign. Buttigieg’s lack of experience beyond the local level also drew scrutiny from other candidates in a race focused on electability and unseating Trump. Buttigieg easily lost an election to become state treasurer of Indiana in 2010, and in 2017 withdrew his bid for chair of the Democratic National Committee on the day of the election.

Source: Taipei Times March 02, 2020 16:07 UTC