Top Buttigieg adviser: ‘I f–king love John McCain’

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Pete Buttigieg’s presidential campaign strategy might soon adopt a part of Sen. John McCain’s 2000 run.

In 2000, McCain rode around the country in a bus as part of his Straight Talk Express. He would invite reporters aboard the bus to ask questions in a bid to paint himself as a political maverick. One of Buttigieg’s top aides, Lis Smith, told Politico the campaign is considering a similar tactic.

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