Pete Buttigieg was the media myth who was never seriously going anywhere

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The national media so desperately wanted former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg to be a thing, and, like Beto O’Rourke, he naively bought into it.

But just like gravity, some things cannot change, and no Democrat could ever be taken seriously as a presidential contender when they’re having to literally fabricate support from black voters.

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