Pete Buttigieg Is Finished

Rule #1 of running for President as a Democrat: Don’t be tied to anything that could be remotely construed as racist. Buttigieg just had an allegedly armed black car thief shot and killed by his police department which, even though he had nothing to do with it and wasn’t even mayor-ing when it happened, signifies the end of his political career.

Ask not for whom the bell tolls, Mayor Pete. It tolls for thee.

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Black residents of South Bend unload on Mayor Pete Buttigieg

A town hall featuring Mayor Pete Buttigieg broke into near chaos Sunday afternoon as the Democratic presidential candidate tried to respond to community concerns over a white police officer killing a black man in the city.

Buttigieg was solemn, somber and circumspect as he tried to explain the procedures of how officials will review the shooting, while saying that he didn’t want to prejudice the investigation. He also said he would ask the Justice Department to review the case and for an independent prosecutor to decide whether to prosecute.