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Celerity

(42,646 posts)
Wed Apr 17, 2019, 10:16 PM Apr 2019

Obama Alumni for Buttigieg

Susan Rice, Jay Carney and Stephanie Cutter are among Buttigieg’s early donors.

https://www.usnews.com/news/the-run/articles/2019-04-16/obama-alumni-donate-to-pete-buttigieg

PETE BUTTIGIEG'S blossoming presidential campaign is earning early financial assistance from key members of former President Barack Obama's administration.

Former national security adviser Susan Rice, deputy senior adviser Stephanie Cutter, press secretary Jay Carney, National Security Council spokesman Ned Price and U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy all donated to Buttigieg's 2020 presidential campaign during the first quarter of the year, according to new documents filed with the Federal Election Commission.

The 37-year-old mayor of South Bend, Indiana, raised more than $7 million since forming an exploratory committee in January, placing him in the top tier of candidates for fundraising prowess. He reported having $6.4 million on hand to spend. But the donations from the Obama alumni are notable given that Buttigieg is drawing some comparisons to the last Democratic president who ran an underdog campaign with a unique last name.

While it's not unusual for the politically connected to give to multiple candidates this early on in a race, Cutter tells U.S. News she only donated to Buttigieg this quarter, writing a $500 check. "I haven't chosen a candidate yet and will likely support a number of people in the race," says Cutter, who also served as Obama's deputy campaign manager in 2012. "But Mayor Pete inspired me, as he has done with so many others, and I wanted to find a way to support him."

Carney, who donated $250 to Buttigieg and currently works for Amazon, previously served as director of communications for former Vice President Joe Biden, who is still expected to enter the 2020 race in the coming weeks. Carney didn't respond to a request for comment. Price, who now works for an advocacy group that supports Democrats across the board, donated $1,250 in total to Buttigieg and declined to comment. Rice, who gave Buttigieg $1,000 and Kennedy, who donated $750, could not immediately be reached. David Axelrod, Obama's former top adviser, has heaped praise on Buttigieg's "remarkable story," describing him as "crisp, thoughtful and relatable."

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Obama has met with Buttigieg in person on multiple occasions to “talk politics.” In a 2016 interview with The New Yorker, Obama mentioned Buttigieg in the same breath as Kamala Harris as possible 2020 contenders.


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If I were to vote in a presidential
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Obama Alumni for Buttigieg (Original Post) Celerity Apr 2019 OP
That's an awesome sweatshirt. Funtatlaguy Apr 2019 #1
yes!! I love it! Celerity Apr 2019 #2
Gasp! Yay, Mayor Pete! Nice to have that support! nt babylonsister Apr 2019 #3
k&r nt Skidmore Apr 2019 #4
 

Funtatlaguy

(10,856 posts)
1. That's an awesome sweatshirt.
Wed Apr 17, 2019, 10:27 PM
Apr 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

babylonsister

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3. Gasp! Yay, Mayor Pete! Nice to have that support! nt
Wed Apr 17, 2019, 10:40 PM
Apr 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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