Pete Buttigieg exits DNC race minutes before the vote

By David M. Drucker

Published February 25, 2017 5:01am ET

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Pete Buttigieg exits DNC race minutes before the vote — Dark horse Pete Buttigieg, 35, the mayor of Fort Bend, Ind., use his nominating speech, delivered just minutes before the voting began, to exited the race. His exit made an Ellison or Perez victory on one of the initial ballots much more likely. (Screen shot)

ATLANTA — Democrats gathered in Atlanta on Saturday will select a new national chairman, a move they hope will help them harness opposition to President Trump and accelerate the recovery of their depleted party in time for the 2018 midterms.

Either Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota or Tom Perez of Maryland, President Obama’s labor secretary, is expected to get the nod from the 442 eligible voting members of the Democratic National Committee.

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