Despite being an emerging frontrunner and with a relatively solid performance at the most recent Democratic Party presidential candidate debate on Wednesday night, the consensus among political commentators is that South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s lackluster support among black voters may cost him in both the Democratic primaries and, if he gets there, the 2020 general election.
Earlier this week, controversy embroiled Buttigieg when reports surfaced about the disastrous rollout of his proposed “Douglass Plan” this past July, which he intended to bolster his support among black Americans. Not only did the plan claim false endorsements from prominent members of the black community, but the face featured on a photo advertising the plan was a woman from Kenya. As The Daily Wire’s Ryan Saavedra reported:
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