Moulton turned out to be the next dropout.
I heard Buttigieg today at the largest and best organized campaign event I have been to yet. They pumped money into the local economy, hiring school bus drivers to shuttle people to the venue, police details, and a local event planning company. The crowd was older than I expected and included the town Democratic Committee chair and state senator, previously a gubernatorial candidate.
There was only seating for the elderly or disabled, but there were four of the largest, cleanest portable toilets I have ever seen, a sign language interpreter, and lots of music including country. Buttigieg spoke to the needs of rural voters while also stating he is mentioning issues of race to all audiences (including this 99.9% white one). He is the first candidate I have heard say we must not just take on the trendy speaking points about the opioid epidemic but also assist those incarcerated and otherwise dealing with the legacy of the crack and previous heroin epidemics. He just rolled out a mental health and substance abuse plan so focused on this but also had one liners hitting the typical litany of Democratic issues. He is opposed to single payer and came across as more Establishment, as did his supporters, than I expected. There were lots of staffers there, and most not the college age volunteers I have seen at other events. Several arrived in huge, tinted window SUVs that looked like small limos. The campaign appears to have the financing to go the distance.
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