Pete is trying to protect his Iowa lead by showing progress in...S Carolina
And Biden is on an 8-day Iowa bus tour but wouldn’t mind....Pete winning there
nytimes.com/2019/12/07/us/…
@Claire4Iowa likens @PeteButtigieg to “a vanilla ice cream cone” 🍦
and
Tom Vilsack said Pete reminds him of another newcomer who dazzled many Iowans in ‘04: John Edwards (in terms of his newness not his “character,” Vilsack made clear)
the biggest emerging story in Iowa right now may be @amyklobuchar positioning herself to be the compromise pick for moderates who fear @PeteButtigieg is too green/can’t beat Trump and believe @JoeBiden needs to pass that baton
But as interesting is what she is doing somewhat more subtly: emphasizing her gender.
Her attempt to merge populism/feminism w Gilli/Kamala v billionaires AND her stump
She's vowing, for example, to wear a pink Planned Parenthood scarf at her inauguration. And has sprinkled her stump w refs to gender
a prominent Dem told Pete's people to drop the multi-point plan pitch and emphasize his faith + military service to broaden his appeal
No surprise this spot is airing there >
host2.advertisinganalyticsllc.com/admo/#/view/17…
via @Ad_Analytics:
OCTOBER:
Buttigieg: $1,279,092
Sanders: $1,949,794
Warren: $0
NOVEMBER:
Buttigieg: $2,401,211
Sanders: $1,973,700
Warren: $925,712