It was Buttigieg’s first time in Iowa, and he would later describe the experience as transformational. Going door-to-door, Buttigieg, who was about to turn 26, met recently enlisted young men who told him they wouldn’t be around to caucus because they were due at basic training. Though it was after 10 p.m., an elderly woman opened the door for the young men, who stood on her doorstep shivering and covered in snow. ADADWith Buttigieg behind the wheel, the Toyota was soon pulled out of the snow and back on safer terrain. “At a human level, you can reach people,” Buttigieg said of the lessons he learned in Iowa.

Source: Washington Post January 23, 2020 01:02 UTC