Pete Buttigieg says his experience as a gay man helps him understand the importance of the African American struggle. Some blacks call that a problematic comparison.

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In fundraising pitches, campaign messaging and his own speeches, Pete Buttigieg likes to point out the parallels between his own upstart campaign and that of another Democrat whose presidential bid was once seen as a longshot — Barack Obama. But that framing is coming under serious question — and might be rendered entirely useless — as the South Bend, Indiana, mayor’s efforts to win over black voters...

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The White House aspirant was slammed for once saying minority students don't succeed because of a lack of role models.

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The Root’s Michael Harriot called South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg a “lying motherf*cker” in a viral response to resurfaced comments Buttigieg made in 2011, and it could be the best thing that’s ever happened to him. This past weekend, a clip of Buttigieg speaking about education during the 2011 South Bend, Indiana mayoral race went viral, and not in a good way. Buttigieg, during a discussion...

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A writer tore Buttigieg apart online. So the mayor called him up.

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