South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D) told CNN Tuesday that his insurgent presidential campaign has “outlived the flavor of the month period."
Buttigieg said while his CNN town hall in March was a major turning point in his campaign, he was encouraged by the fact that “what I had to say that night wasn’t that different from what I’d been saying all along.” The 37-year-old added he was surprised by the speed of his rise in the polls, saying the campaign had been content with “patiently building an organization.”
