South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D) announced Dec. 17 that he will not seek another term as mayor. (Robert Franklin/South Bend Tribune via AP)
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The race for the Democratic Party’s nomination for president in 2020 is already underway. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) announced her exploratory committee last week. Former Housing and Urban Development secretary Julián Castro (Tx.) is expected to be next. And everyone is waiting on Beto and Biden. That’s former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (Tx.) and former vice president Joe Biden (Del.). But there’s another “B” you’ll be talking about very soon. No, not him!
I’m talking about Buttigieg — Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend,…
