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South Bend, Indiana mayor, Pete Buttigieg (D) was set to formally announce his candidacy for president on Sunday and ABC’s Good Morning America completely bought into the hype and tried to amplify it. According to co-host Whit Jonson, the network sent chief national correspondent Matt Gutman to South Bend to “look at Mayor Pete and the momentum he's building.”
After being introduced, Gutman joked about how the announcement was “the biggest non-secret in politics”. “Now, typically in elections, the voters seem to go for someone who is the opposite of the incumbent and, in this case, Buttigieg is offering himself up as the anti-Trump,” he added. “In his words, he’s a -- an intellectual, laidback, gay mayor from the Midwest, who is half the age of the President.” What about all the incumbents that win, Matt?
As the video portion of Gutman’s report began, the reporter quipped about how “the unpronounceable name now a household name.” Except, he never offered any polling to prove that. Now, Buttigieg was polling in third place in places like Iowa and New Hampshire, but that was only among a portion of Democrats.
Gutman proceeded to boast about Buttigieg’s “Boy Scout looks”, his candidacy’s list of firsts, and his resume.
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