I am very proud of Mayor Buttigieg.

[madaboutharry]

Ending his campaign tonight is his badge of honor. He is a true patriot. His message is for people not to waste their vote. Democracy is on the ballot.

I am happy that I voted for him.

My Heart is a little broken.

Pete Buttigieg is a good man.

[walkingman]

1. I hope he gets a cabinet position in the next administration - a class person.

[Capt. America]

82. +1000

[AdamGG]

94. If he can win in Indiana, he'd be an awesome US Senator

[walkingman]

95. Totally agree! Mayor Pete has a bright future.

[AdamGG]

96. The big hurdle will be winning statewide in Indiana

With homophobia and anti-intellectualism, Mike Pence's home state will be a challenge. But, Obama was able to carry it in 2008, so hopefully as more Chicago people move to the Indiana exurbs, there's hope.

[drray23]

2. He is probably the future of the party .nt.

[mobeau69]

4. That was Obama's opinion three years ago.

[Dem2theMax]

21. I fully agree.

He is an amazing man. America is lucky to have him. And someday I would love to vote for him for President.

[Roy Rolling]

62. Exactly

He may not be president now, but he’s better than every person currently in the Trump administration.

His talents are urgently needed in the federal government.

[pazzyanne]

51. I believe that as well.

Thank you, Mayor Pete, for putting the nation ahead of your political aspirations. Waiting to see more good stuff coming from you. Your future is ahead of you.

[onetexan]

76. Agree,Buttitgieg should stay in politics

Hopefully play a role in Biden's administration

[calimary]

85. And I couldn't be happier! He ran a VERY impressive first-timer campaign.

He acquitted himself with class, intelligence, and lots of thoughtful responses to the many questions that came his way.

He made a spectacular debut. I hope he'll be back. He'll be the leader, next time.

[Siwsan]

3. He is so very impressive, and I am looking forward to seeing what comes next, for him.

I have no doubt he will shine.

[MustLoveBeagles]

5. I liked him too

[jmbar2]

6. He further broadened our conception of who can become president

He is pioneer with a bright future ahead. Thanks Mayor Pete!

[IndyOp]

7. My heart is a little broken too - I switched my avatar from Pete

today because I believe it is the right time for him to step back.

Amazing, good man.

[rzemanfl]

8. K&R for a remarkable young man. He understands winning is everything this time around. n/t

[hlthe2b]

9. While I did not opt for Pete (feeling his time was not now), I feel muchworse about his dropping out

than anyone else so far.

I know good things are in his future, but I hope it is soon.

[sdfernando]

63. I'm with you.

In my mind I knew it was not his time...In my heart I was so hopeful for him. It has hit much harder than I expected, and I am very saddened by his leaving the race. One thing I do know is that we have not seen the last of him. He truly is the future of our party....no.....of our country! I want to vote for him as President one day....maybe in 4 or 8 years I can!

As a gay man I cannot express how inspiring and gratifying it’s been to see him make history. And I am stunned and amazed the people of Iowa could see past his gayness and see the man. It really gives me great hope for this country.

THANK YOU MAYOR PETE!

[Celerity]

10. As one of the fiercest defenders of Buttigieg on here, I am both sad, but also so proud!

A great move by him, and although I already voted for him in CA, I will now 100000000% move behind Biden. We must stop Sanders and then CRUSH Trump!

What an amazing run it has been.

[BigmanPigman]

11. He even went to the march/event at the bridge today

knowing he would be suspending his campaign. I respect that a lot. He has a bright future.

[bluestarone]

12. He's one to watch in the future for sure!!

Looking forward to seeing him run again!

[paleotn]

13. This is not the last we'll hear of Mayor Pete. Count on it.

He's a rising star.

[WinstonSmith4740]

14. He has a bright future.

It's just not his time right now. I would have loved to see him on the ticket, but I think Kamala Harris will be stronger. But he sure as hell deserves a cabinet position.

[Ninga]

15. He must be heartbroken. I have won 2 elections and lost 3. When your heart and soul is

invested, along with the grueling task of campaigning, the let down is swift and unforgiving.

Pats on the back for job well done feel personally hollow.

Bless him and his family staff and workers.

I will watch his space.

[Rorey]

61. I can't imagine

It's gotta hurt like hell. I admire you folks who pick yourselves up and try again.

[W_HAMILTON]

16. I believe my initial choice in this race was Buttigieg.

I remember watching his announcement speech and it captivated me to initially support him and send him a small donation to get him going (my first donation of the year and of this nomination cycle, I believe).

He is a very good person and I hope he finds a place in the party so that he can continue to be a force for us in the years (decades, really) to come.

[trickyguy]

17. Mayor Pete did us all proud by ending his campaign when he did. He knows

that every vote will count for the candidate who runs against the Resident.

And he made many of us in the LGBTQ community proud and humbled that an openly gay
man could reach the goals that he did.

He will have a place at the table sooner than we think. Too good to let go.

[Pisces]

18. I love Pete

[StevieM]

19. He has a bright future ahead of him. (eom)

[JGug1]

20. Pete Buttigieg

His dropping out seems to help Biden. I admire Buttigieg so much and believe that he would have made the best President of anyone running. I'll be happy to vote for Biden but will vote for whomever wins the nomination.

[Traildogbob]

22. Thank you Pete

Your bravery extends beyond the battlefield fighting for all of us, even homophobe GOP. Putting yourself out there to absorb the end coming for the chance to take down trumpism. As a fellow vet, I got nothing but respect for you. Please keep on fighting for all of us, and I truly hope there is much more of you to come. Salute you my brother.

[Chemisse]

23. I was going to vote for him Tuesday, and yet I am very happy he went out like this.

Not many people are willing to walk the walk of 'country first.'

I will be voting for Biden now.

[IrishEyes]

24. At 38, he has a long career ahead of him.

I hope that I get to vote for him in a future presidential election.

[littlemissmartypants]

25. I will always love him.

I hope to live long enough to vote for him during his next run.

[trueblue2007]

26. wikipedia ... his military service. SO PROUD OF HIM.

In 2014, Mayor Pete began his deployment at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. Buttigieg joined the US Navy Reserve through the direct commission officer (DCO) program & was sworn in as an Ensign in naval intelligence in September 2009. In 2014, he took a 7 month leave during his mayoral term to deploy to Afghanistan. While there, Buttigieg was part of a unit assigned to identify and disrupt terrorist finance networks. He served at Bagram Air Base, but he was also an armed driver for his commander on more than 100 trips into Kabul. Buttigieg has jokingly referred to this role as "military Uber", because he had to watch out for ambushes and explosive devices along the roads and ensure that the vehicle was guarded. In order to better communicate with the local Afghans, he learned some Dari (a dialect of the Persian language). Buttigieg was awarded the Joint Service Commendation Meda and resigned his commission from the U.S. Navy Reserve in 2017.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg

[volstork]

27. A class act.

Here's hoping he has a bright future in the Democratic party on the national stage.

[grantcart]

28. Future President

[Corgigal]

29. The only person,

I wanted. Now, just old people. Hurray...

Well, I get to keep my funding in my account.

[Progressive dog]

30. Pete Buttigieg is a good man

and a true patriot.

[grantcart]

31. They took away our preference before an official announcement?

Wish they hadn't done that

[defacto7]

43. A bit obvious wasn't it?

As a host of Pete's group I was locked out of it before I could make a final comment.

[grantcart]

46. I know. That sucked

[madaboutharry]

47. I would have liked to have my Pete Buttigieg preference for at least today!

[CatMor]

32. He'll be back ...

with a big chance of someday being president. He is a good man with lots of smarts.

[rrze]

33. class act

Pete is the future & has a decade to prove that. Pete...please endorse Biden & give a chance to get rid of the orange stain on our country!

[Mz Pip]

34. I really liked him.

I think he has a bright future. We need smart, young, energetic people in our government. I hope to see more of him.

[the_sly_pig]

35. I thought Mayor Pete was always the smartest person in the room...

I look forward to voting for him in the future.

That being said I hope everyone votes for whomever the democratic nominee. Anyone but drumpf.

tsp

[calimary]

40. I think we'll all have more opportunities to vote for him in the future.

[Warpy]

36. He supplied basic decency and good humor

and those are qualities sorely lacking in the whole country these days.

I hope one of these days he runs again.

[Kerrycrat]

37. With you there.

Gutted. I am undecided now. Leaning Biden as I can’t quite abide Sanders

[calimary]

38. He'll be back.

The best thing he has going for him, among MANY good things, is TIME. He’s still young. He’s got a long runway ahead of him.

He’s also got plenty of time to connect in a meaningful way with black voters. And by the time he considers another run, the other thing that may make some voters hesitate, “the gay,” will have faded even more than it already has, and even people who might be bothered by that will be even smaller than the level to which it’s already fallen.

He’s not over, by any stretch of the imagination. We’ll hear him again. And I look forward to that.

He ran a campaign as decent as he himself is. That was noticed and deeply appreciated. And he’ll be a party leader, and a future leader of/for ALL America.

[helpisontheway]

39. Thank you Mayor Buttigieg! You are young and have a very BRIGHT future in our party. Nt

[robbedvoter]

41. Agree. Ending on a high note. He started to grow on me last 2 debates

and I think he did the right thing.

[Under The Radar]

42. We are a better party for having Pete in the race

[vapor2]

44. just had foot surgery

so did not caucus in NV but I would have voted for Pete. Most intelligent and hopefully will acquire a cabinet position

[nolabear]

45. Per CNN he and Joe have exchanged voicemails and are trying to talk.

I could get behind a cabinet position and a bright future.

[ashredux]

48. He is playing the long game...

[DinahMoeHum]

49. Future Governor or Senator from Indiana ?

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. . .we surely have not seen the last of him.

[Zoonart]

50. Love you Mayor Pete.

Thank you for breaking the rainbow ceiling. You will be leading this nation for years to come and I can't wait to see how far you will go.

[Rorey]

55. I'm not taking anything away from Pete

He has my utmost respect, and I think he's got a great future. I just wanted to remind folks that we have the first openly gay governor here in Colorado. Jared Polis.

[Zoonart]

65. And my Congressman is openly gay Seam Patrick Maloney.

Pete ran a national campaign for President. And was terrific. I think that is a first.

[Rorey]

69. Yes, and won delegates

It'll happen someday, perhaps in my lifetime.

[Zoonart]

70. Here's hoping.

[warmfeet]

52. No doubt, he is a good person.

Also, he is not done politically. Please take heart. He is young, he will be back.

[DonaldsRump]

53. TOTAL, and I mean TOTAL, class act

Will support you, whatever you do, Mayor Pete!

[Generic Brad]

54. We have not seen the last of Mayor Pete

I wish him well in whatever comes next for him.

[dem4decades]

56. I hope he gets more experience in higher offices, I'd like to vote for him in the future.

He's smart and honest, the exact opposite of what we have in the White House now.

[catbyte]

57. He's a very young man. I think he'll go far, maybe even to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave in a couple

more cycles. I'd be proud to vote for him.

[BigOleDummy]

58. A sad

day for us all I'm sure. Mr. Buttigieg is an outstanding young man and I can only hope that the campaign didn't sour him on running in SOME capacity in the future. Senator ..... Governor .... a high level Cabinet position. To tell the absolute truth I was rooting for a Warren/Buttigieg ticket. Guess its still possible but I'm starting to get a mite discouraged. No matter what though I'd vote for a rabid weasel before I'd stay home THIS election cycle. On second thought ..... that's what we have squatting in our White House at the moment so...... a rabid ferret perhaps? ;D

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

59. To Mayor Pete...

Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join The Revolution!!

[redstateblues]

60. Thanks Pete! That is leadership

[ConstanceCee]

64. He is Great

He raised the level of discourse. I loved how he answered questions directly, and I loved that he can play the piano
and thinks about things deeply. I wish him well, and hope we will see much more of him.

[Cha]

66. I am Too.. it's bringing tears to my eyes.

[madaboutharry]

67. I heard the news driving in my car.

I cried.

[Cha]

68. Awww.. I just came back and found out

so I'm in the middle of it right now.

I saw this, too..

Link to tweet

[gollygee]

71. He'll be back

He has a strong future ahead of him.

[Mendocino]

72. He is a man

dedicated to the greater good.

[cilla4progress]

73. Agreed!

So happy to have him on the short list! Epic run. Good man. Good human!!

[IronLionZion]

74. He has greatly exceeded many expectations by lasting this long

and I hope he has a bright future ahead in our party.

This election cycle was extra exciting for me to see a Dem candidate of my race (Kamala) and of my generation (Pete) running for president and doing well in debates and town halls.

I'm sure LGBT DUers were excited too.

There are lots of glass ceilings in our country and even though our party is going to nominate a white grandfather this year, at least our side puts some cracks in some glass ceilings.

[Wounded Bear]

75. Pete has a bright future...

at least I hope so. We could do a lot worse. He'd make a great Senator from the great state of Indiana, though I know that's a hard row to hoe.

[customerserviceguy]

77. Well said

His was an historic campaign, you and I are a part of that history! Something to tell our grandkids someday.

[Chipper Chat]

78. Pete has made our crimson Hoosier state a tad purpler.

He Was my choice. Let's see how things stack up 4 or 8 years from now.
On edit - I see DU has changed my choice from Buttigieg to Undecided
I'll sleep on it.

[Jarqui]

79. He was my favorite candidate

I am a little sad about this. I liked hearing his take on things. I'm sure he'll continue to be a voice but I'll miss the regularity.

I'm not surprised at the eventual result but was by the timing.

I think it was a wonderful beginning on the national stage by someone who seems destined to achieve great things. We're blessed to have him. I think he will be a great President someday.

I'm very proud of him and his campaign.

[drray23]

80. I can see him giving a major speech at the convention.

And people thinking they have witnessed the first openly gay man who will someday become president. It started like this for Obama as well.

[Politicub]

90. I hope so! I love his way with words.

He amassed a big following. His husband Chasten was an inspiration throughout his campaign, too. Each day, Chasten would post on twitter about something positive or uplifting. What an amazing first man he would be.

I dared to dream of Pete winning when his popularity and donations soared. I couldn't believe it was happening.

His exit from the race is sad. But his rise is a remarkable story that will be part of American (and gay liberation) history forever. He made me proud to be a democrat.

[LizBeth]

81. I am too. I think also they are keeping Amy in for Minnesota. I think our Dems have this.

[Vivienne235729]

83. Congrats to Buttigieg for running an amazing campaign. And then dropping out in a timely manner.

He's all class.

[ramen]

84. Very sad to see him go, at least for this time around,

and also very proud of the manner of his exit. I hope all our candidates (ALL, means all, including mine) take a serious lesson from this. We cannot afford anything else.

[MarianJack]

86. I like Mayor Pete.

I think that he came to the conclusion that by staying in he would only be pissing in the soup.

RESIST!

[lark]

87. Mayor Pete has got it all, intelligence, caring, calm & measured.

He has a very bright future and we are better off for having him be part of it.

[LiberalFighter]

88. If he could had been elected Senator and then run he would had done even better.

[Politicub]

89. He inspired so many people. And at only 38 years old.

He is going places, and I hope he has a role in the next democratic administration.

Love to you, Mayor Pete!

[SpankMe]

91. Mayor Pete was my candidate, too.

The silver lining is: He's young. If he wants to stay in this line of business, he should run for higher office and then come back stronger in a POTUS run in '24 or '28.

[TommyCelt]

92. Class act (nt)

[Tacan]

93. I agree with you. He will make a great President later on.