Pete Buttigieg’s unprompted attacks on Mike Pence are all about scoring easy points with the base

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South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg can’t have it both ways. Either he lied a few years ago about having a good working relationship with Vice President and former Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, or he is lying now about his stated dislike for the vice president.

Either way, you should disregard anything the mayor says now about Pence. This entire one-sided “feud” is a cynical ploy meant to whip up enthusiasm among the Democratic base.

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