The poll, released on May 30 by Atlas Intel, found Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and former transportation secretary in the Biden administration, to be the top pick among Democrats who responded to the survey.
A total of 31.5% of self-identified Democrats who responded to the poll said they would vote for Buttigieg for president in four years, according to the poll.
Other surveys in May from firms such as Echelon Insights and McLaughlin & Associates have found Harris in first place in the hypothetical primary, making Atlas Intel’s poll stand out among the rest.
Harris is the third most popular pick among Democrats in the poll, falling behind U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.
They’ve been grooming Buttigieg for a run since the start of the Biden admin. They paraded him out at every televised crisis and he was going on every swing voter talk show. He’s kicked into high gear going on podcasts and putting out YT and tik too content. If they don’t run him in 2028 I would be so surprised. Imo he should announce his intent now and start a years long tour of podcasts, rallies and TV appearances.
Like Harris, I don’t think Biden cared to build up Buttigieg. Remember those train disasters? Or the rail strike? Biden faded into the background and tasked Buttigieg with handling then, which at first blush just looks like the Transportation Secretary getting stuck with handling messaging for transportation problems, except trains aren’t actually under Transportation and he was just getting tasked with shit issues because Biden’s team wanted to hold onto power for as long as possible.
He’s obviously going to run, but instead of a conspiracy by elite masterminds working for a common purpose, the establishment seems more like a bunch of selfish assholes who are constantly trying to maximize their personal wealth and power.
Or the interminable shipping logjam in which the price of everything went through the roof and therefore the economy was great and shut up?