Conservatives should be extremely wary of Mayor Pete

Published April 11, 2019 7:23pm ET



He has yet to officially announce his presidential bid for the 2020 election, but Pete Buttigieg has somehow already appealed to people all over the country. Just in the last few weeks, the South Bend, Ind., mayor has gained wide media coverage, appearing on NBC’s “Meet the Press” and becoming CNN’s star at their town hall in Indiana, making him a front-runner in early election polls in South Carolina.

The spotlight on Buttigieg hasn’t been one-sided, however. While the Left largely focused their praise on the fact that he’s a gay Christian, Buttigieg has also garnered attention from those on the Right for his seemingly moderate views, including former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich:

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