And a historic......beginnng.

And because of what he accomplished, progress will accelerate. You can count on that.

This is just the beginning of what I think will be a long, and successful political career for him.

I never thought that I’d see a gay person even consider running for President let alone do so well....

and for that I am very grateful.

to cast votes for Pete in the future. He’s great, and he will be a leader.

Not just for the symbolic pride in seeing a talented gay man go so far, and comport himself so beautifully throughout. He gave me hope for the future, for the generation to come. He represents my kids’ generation, and he is exactly what I would want for them. (My son, holding one of his own new twin infants today, told me Pete was his first choice, too.)

I’m sorry for what you had to endure. I hope you can see how much you are respected when you think about the way the public embraced this stellar gay man and his husband.

All I can say is, 'what she said.'

that meant a lot to us too.

Looking forward to where he goes from here.

I think Mayor Pete is a hero for LGBTQ community and for all of us who appreciate intelligence and decency in a candidate. 😊

ahead of him. And, he won't just sit there on the shelf, waiting for his next opportunity to grab the brass ring. His classiness in handling his withdrawal from the race will be remembered forever.

musicblind...very eloquently, and I appreciate it. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that a gay man or woman could accomplish as much or rise as far as Mayor Pete has done. And he has done it all with poise, charm, and grace. I hope and expect to witness great things from him in the future!

Mike Pence's head will explode!

Searingly intelligent. Calm. Compassionate. Able to reason and think on his feet.

I would have voted for him in a heartbeat, and hope there will be opportunities in the future to do just that.

Well done, sir.

And he won't be opposed by someone who does nothing but parrot gay stereotypes.

The future may not be here yet but it's coming.
He's not done and neither are you.

I just wanted the smartest person.

The rest, blech..

And yeah, he was a smart one. Now, I'm all in for another sharp one, E. Warren.

Go Dems!

i felt kinda bad when steyer left but i feel worse that pete left--so soon

i still hadn't decided who to vote for but i liked the fact that people had all those choices

and i liked pete. while steyer wasn't really a consideration pete definitely was.

have had a special place in my heart for queer kids. I have thought so many times of how wonderful for those kids for Pete to be up there as an openly gay married man, so articulate, displaying so much integrity, and making it as far as he did. His campaign accomplished so much, and was so well worth it. You are so right, that what he did was so much bigger than politics.

gay people. I've never understood why people hate them so. Or other minorities, women, anyone different.

were all treated as serious Democratic candidates. Nobody asked Harris or Warren for cookie recipes, nobody is grilling Bloomberg or Sanders about taking Jewish holidays and every Saturday off, what about that 3 AM pone call? This has been a pretty amazing season for our party.

There is nothing we can do about that other party, but I'm damned proud of ours.

First party to nominate a Catholic (Al Smith), first party to put a woman on the ticket, first party to put a Jewish person on the ticket, first party to give a primary victory to a gay person.

I'm really proud of all this, and how in the few decades since Ferraro in 1984 we've made this the norm.

He's an articulate man who's walked the talk (unlike Cadet Bonespurs). Hope to see and hear from him again. He's what the Democratic party needs more of.

Mayor Pete is a brave and intelligent man, the fact that he is gay makes him amazingly brave, a combat veteran makes him amazingly brave, I hope we see more of this extraordinarily brave young man.

me, and his being a pioneer for all of us made me adore him.

So damn proud!!!

We will NEVER go back, EVER, fuck the haters, the MAGAt thugs, the ultra hypocritical fundie scum!!!!

NEVER AGAIN

We've seen a lot of changes in our lifetimes, that's all, and seeing Obama become POTUS was wonderful beyond words. Seeing Pete B get this far in the midst of the ugliness that is Trump gives us such a lift.

As both Buttegieg and Obama would say, out of the heart of their religious tradition: redemption is possible. There is hope for this nation.

I loved Pete and had his picture under my posts until today. He was sensible, well spoken, and smart. He struck me in the same way Obama did in the early days of his camaign, being able to take a negative and deftly spin it around to his advantage in a speech or debate. He's young and I look forward to seeing him on the national stage again so I can finally vote for him. Oh, and I love the unashamed relationship he has with Chasten. Would that more heterosexual couples could do that so well.

Thank you. I mourn for the end of Pete's attempt, but I also love what he's accomplished.

The story of the poor man's stabbing you told is so moving. I'm sorry you were there to see that but glad you were there to help. Did he survive?

I caught myself near the end of debates I watched this cycle suddenly remembering (typically in response to his closing statement) that Buttigieg is gay. His preferences simply didn't define him. He was just another very qualified person (with an astonishing debate skillset) running for president. His private preferences don't matter to right-thinking people and he helped promote that understanding among, I hope, countless young people everywhere.

From a practical standpoint and as a Biden supporter, I really admire his decision to end his campaign today. He wants to see Trump defeated and realized that the best way to assist that effort was to bow out.

I would like him to run for governor or U.S. senator in Indiana.

And we lost him. Why, from what I hear it's because he's gay. Chicago Ill has a gay female mayor. Who voted for her? Blacks and Latinos. I think the media and these polling companies are really controlling the outcome of this election. They want trump. Now we're stuck with two old dudes, both of whom could croak before November (sanders already had a mild heart attack). And then there's the two females neither of them are as popular as the other candidates and they face the same stupid discrimination bias as buttigieg. Trump must be jumping for joy. He may croak before November too! Why do they want trump, why?

So much so that I kinda choked a bit reading it aloud to my hubby. I don't understand the hate.

Buttigieg would have an easy vote from me. He is well-reasoned, well-spoken, and well-tempered. I would love to see a 2024 run from him.

To change the rights wings stereotype of gay men. We have not seen the last of Mayor Pete. Hes the parties future.

May he hold a higher office and run for president again.

It is Hell on Earth to be gay here, STILL, to this day.

I want to see what he grows into.

I can relate to your post on so many levels. I may well not live to see an LGBTQ president. I would be 76 by the time frame Jackson to Obama suggests. But seeing what I did, and when I did, I also thought I would never live to see.

...I've always liked Mayor Pete. I hope we see more of him.

RESIST!

I’m one of many who was impressed with Mayor Pete. Once you started listening to him, what he said, how he said it, how much he knew and understood and had given thought to and aimed for, his personal life faded farther and farther into the background.

I liked his intellect and his way of assessing things. And I REALLY like his youth - he has a LOT of time to build for the future. He made a mighty impressive debut on the national stage, and he made a good impression on a lot of America. And he earned that. He has nowhere to go but up.

When Clinton started his campaign, he was back in the pack, and I didn't think he was going to amount to anything. But he methodically worked his way out of the crowd to the lead and then had a great 2 term Presidency. I think Mr. Buttigieg has that kind of political ability. I like him especially because he is young, canny, and decent. I saw a picture of him the other day, and I thought he looked like JFK.

I hope that he remains on our political stage, even if for now he helps shape policy. We need young energetic people as much as we need experienced old-timers.

On a personal note, I hope your life is easier as time goes on, and you are surrounded by people who love you and appreciate your abilities.

And I look forward to seeing what he is going to do next!

For Pete saying and meaning the right things,will give Him part in our future,He made noise and people heard it

He's young and so incredibly talented. He'll be back. We'll get to vote for him again.

o'm sure he'll have a great job in the next administration.

For your movement. He opened minds favorably...that's a success story!❤

I was proud, as a straight man, that Pete was able to go as far as he did. He is young and talented, I am convinced that he will go far in American politics. Times have changed!

I can only echo your sentiments. I was a bit bowled over hearing he'd won the Iowa caucus.
Having to resort to extreme measures to ensure my safety from the Westboro and other "religious" ilk in a small town in 1976, I also struggle with some PTSD issues. I was under a terribly poor impression of rural midwestern small towns I can't help. Not that I'd seek out any of the homophobic mob who tortured me to see if any of them have changed.
There's a fairly accurate picture I have of most of them, the ones who aren't serving time that is, of Red-hatted MAGA nutjobs complaining about socialism while collecting their S.S. disability checks. Well armed, angry fools who think they need to be armed to the teeth for when Ru Paul comes to force them to wear dresses and makeup, listening to the latest pResidential Medal of Freedom recipient rant on their front porch radios. Certainly enough looking at the 2016 election results map of that area, they went for Trump.... only a tiny sliver of blue.
The perfect nightmare scenario for me, far scarier than any Freddy Krooger or Nosferatu. Although I do keep a quart of blood in the fridge for the latter since he lives nearbly and looks really hungry most of the time.
It's about time that Pete, Barney Frank and so many other openly LGBT public figures ripped back the evil veneer the radical homophobes want to project onto us. It's so satisfying watching some who previously had many Americans convinced we were so horrible discovering we're not the monsters their hate-filled preachers made us out to be... Quite the opposite, and some of those so called community leaders amount to nothing but greedy, self-serving Nazi's.

Pete is a good person. We need him. I don't think he is done just yet.