Pete Buttigieg scores endorsements from former Obama officials

[demmiblue]

(CNN)Three former Obama administration officials are endorsing Pete Buttigieg for president, as the South Bend, Indiana, mayor continues to stress comparisons between his presidential run and that of Barack Obama's.

Obama's former special assistant and personal aide Reggie Love is endorsing Buttigieg, the campaign said. Love, who began his time with Obama as deputy political director in his Senate office, was a ubiquitous presence at Obama's side during the 2008 presidential campaign and at the White House through most of his first term. The endorsement is a boost for Buttigieg from a high profile African American official from Obama's orbit at a time when the South Bend mayor is working to build support with black voters.

Buttigieg is also being formally endorsed by Austan Goolsbee, who served as the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under Obama, and Linda Douglass, the former director of communications for the White House Office of Health Reform.

The Obama-era endorsements come at a time when Buttigieg is increasingly emphasizing parallels between his candidacy and Obama's 2008 run. Buttigieg has noted that both he and Obama are running on a message of hope and unity and are also running as relatively young candidates new to the political scene.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/05/politics/pete-buttigieg-obama-endorsements/index.html

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. A big, fat K&R!

[LAS14]

2. I started out supporting Buttiegieg until I got converted to the need...

... for big change. But I sure would be happy with a Buttigieg win if it came to that.

[customerserviceguy]

3. I would imagine

that as other candidacies end, Pete will be able to pick up some of the best campaign staff from those candidates. He will probably have the money coming in to pay them.

[SMC22307]

4. Reggie Love? Interesting.

I'll vote for anyone with a 'D' behind his or her name but I gotta admit that the idea of Pete and Chasten and Buddy and Truman in the White House (or VP residence) pleases me to no end.