This article on Mayor Pete is pretty revealing for several reasons. What sticks out most to me are the older white people saying, "He reminds me of my son."

If you don't think race is playing a main part in that, you are intellectually dishonest. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/28/us/politics/pete-buttigieg-iowa-2020.html

Also, I find it interesting how national media fawn over Mayor Pete for getting white support and his lack of support amongst blacks isn't targeted as a major negative.

Neither Booker, Harris nor Castro would get a pass for poor polling with white voters.

This is not even a knock against Mayor Pete. It is all about a media ecosystem that undervalues black people and their feelings about politics.

That said, I do think Mayor Pete has run an excellent campaign and has had a very consistent message for the base he values.