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Pete Buttigieg returns to South Carolina as he weighs another White House run
Buttigieg won applause from Black voters and leaders as he highlighted his Cabinet record and signaled a possible 2028 campaign.
- Returning to South Carolina this weekend, Buttigieg sought to reconnect with Black voters as he mulls a potential 2028 presidential run in a state now serving as the first Democratic primary contest.
- Unlike his 2020 performance six years ago when he struggled to engage Black voters, this weekend's warm reception marked a markedly different reception in the state now positioned as first in the 2028 Democratic primary.
- At an NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner, Buttigieg highlighted his Cabinet work, including a $22.7 million federal grant for the Railroad Corner project in Orangeburg, and told more than 200 attendees the country is in "big trouble."
- Jaime Harrison, a former Democratic National Committee chair, called the visit a "good start," but emphasized that Buttigieg and other 2028 candidates face a long road ahead to prove themselves to state voters.
- As the 2028 field takes shape, other contenders including California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear have also visited South Carolina, though Buttigieg told reporters he remains "totally focused on 2026" for now.
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Pete Buttigieg Makes Fresh Appeal to Black Voters
“Pete Buttigieg has been to this small but historic city in South Carolina’s Midlands at least twice before, as an underdog presidential candidate in 2020 and then as the better-known transportation secretary under President Joe Biden in 2023,” CNN reports. ”Now a private citizen eying a second White House bid, Buttigieg returned this weekend with […]
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Pete Buttigieg returns to first-in-the-nation South Carolina with a fresh appeal to Black voters
Pete Buttigieg has been to this small but historic city in South Carolina’s Midlands at least twice before, as an underdog presidential candidate in 2020 and then as the better-known transportation secretary under President Joe Biden in 2023.
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