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Gothmog

(145,374 posts)
Tue Jan 7, 2020, 04:00 PM Jan 2020

Pete Buttigieg Fails To Secure Delegates In Illinois' Most Diverse Districts

Ballot access rules vary from state to state. In Illinois one must have delegates named to represent the candidate at the National convention. Mayor Pete had issues meeting this requirement in a key blue state




Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s presidential campaign filled less than half of the delegate slots for the four most diverse congressional districts in Illinois, a sign of how his campaign continues to struggle with Black and Latino voters.

Voters in Illinois cast ballots not only for their pick for president, but also for delegates to the Democratic National Convention. Delegates are generally associated with one of the presidential campaigns, meaning each campaign needs to find 101 people willing to serve as a delegate — at least three in each of the state’s 18 congressional districts, with additional delegates in more heavily Democratic districts.

Finding a person to fill each slot — and collecting the 500 signatures necessary to put them on the ballot — is considered an early test of a campaign’s strength in the delegate-rich state, and supporters of Buttigieg’s rivals said his failure to fill the slots points to a potentially fatal weakness with voters of color.

The three leading Democratic candidates in national polling all filled an overwhelming majority of slots. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders filled every available slot, while former Vice President Joe Biden filled all but three slots. Buttigieg, who trails the other three candidates in national polling but is a top contender in the early voting state of Iowa, filled just 53 of the slots. Two lower-profile candidates, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar and entrepreneur Andrew Yang, both filled more than 60 slots.

Buttigieg’s missing delegates are concentrated in the state’s most diverse congressional districts, according to an analysis of candidate data files from the Illinois State Board of Elections. Illinois has two majority-Black districts: The 1st, represented by Rep. Bobby Rush, and the 2nd, represented by Rep. Robin Kelly. Buttigieg filled zero of the eight slots in the 1st District, and just four of seven slots in the 2nd District.
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Pete Buttigieg Fails To Secure Delegates In Illinois' Most Diverse Districts (Original Post) Gothmog Jan 2020 OP
What's the significance of it being a blue state? thesquanderer Jan 2020 #1
Delegates to the National Convention Gothmog Jan 2020 #2
Thx for posting! Shows his weak standing with the AA community Thekaspervote Jan 2020 #3
Buttigieg Failed to Secure Delegates In Diverse Districts Gothmog Jan 2020 #4
 

thesquanderer

(11,990 posts)
1. What's the significance of it being a blue state?
Tue Jan 7, 2020, 04:35 PM
Jan 2020

At the Dem convention, redness or blueness doesn't affect anything. And it's not like the Dem is not going to win Illinois in November, no matter who it is.

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Gothmog

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2. Delegates to the National Convention
Tue Jan 7, 2020, 04:52 PM
Jan 2020

Even if Mayor Pete is still in the race by the time of the Illinois primary, he would not be eligible to send delegates from these districts if he did well in the primary

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Thekaspervote

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3. Thx for posting! Shows his weak standing with the AA community
Tue Jan 7, 2020, 04:54 PM
Jan 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
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Gothmog

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4. Buttigieg Failed to Secure Delegates In Diverse Districts
Tue Jan 7, 2020, 04:54 PM
Jan 2020

This is a test on how organized Mayor Pete's campaign is https://politicalwire.com/2020/01/07/buttigieg-failed-to-secure-delegates-in-diverse-districts/

“Pete Buttigieg’s presidential campaign filled less than half of the delegate slots for the four most diverse congressional districts in Illinois, a sign of how his campaign continues to struggle with Black and Latino voters,” the HuffPost reports.

“Finding a person to fill each slot — and collecting the 500 signatures necessary to put them on the ballot — is considered an early test of a campaign’s strength in the delegate-rich state, and supporters of Buttigieg’s rivals said his failure to fill the slots points to a potentially fatal weakness with voters of color.”
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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