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NEW HAMPSHIRE THAT COULD OPEN UP A PATH TO THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION. PETE BUTTIGIEG HAS COME A LONG WAY ENTERING THE RACE A LITTLE KNOWN MAYOR TO NOW ONE OF THE MAJOR DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES AS DECISION TIME APPROACHES. >> I HAVE BE SO MOVED TO SEE HOW SERIOUSLY THE PEOPLE OF NEW HAVE. >> AT U.N.H., BULETJEDGE IS -- BUTTIGIEG IS STARTING TO MAKE HIS ARGUMENT. >> IT'S AN EVEN BIGGER MAJORITY ON WHAT WE'RE FOR. REMEMBER, WE'RE TRYING TO GET YOU A RACE. WE'RE TRYING TO DELIVER PAID FAMILY LEAVE. >> IN THESE FINAL CRUCIAL DAYS OF THE CAMPAIGN, THE FIELD IS LESS CROWDED DURING THE IMPEACHMENT FRILE. >> FOUR DEMOCRATIC SENATORS, FOUR OF YOUR COMPETITORS ARE TIED UP IN WASHINGTON FOR THE ITCH PEACHMENT TRIAL. DOES THAT CREATE AN OPPORTUNITY? >> I DON'T THINK ANYONE'S GOING TO HOLD IT AGAINST SENATORS. OBVIOUSLIES WHAT'S GOING ON THE WE WANT TO BE ON THE GROUND ENGAGING WITH VOTERS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. >> BUTTIGIEG SAYS HIS MESSAGE ACROSS THE COUNTRY IS THE SAME BUT THAT HE HEARS THE CONCERNS OF ALL VOTERS. >> WHEN I'M IN THE NORTH IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, I HEAR CONCERNS ABOUT ECONOMICS THAT REMIND ME OF ISSUES WE FACED A HOME -- AT HOME ESPECIALLY IN THE SEACOAST AREA THAT ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE CONTAMINATION. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ENGAGING. >> BUTTIGIEG IS BACK IN IOWA TOMORROW WITH A PACKED CAMPAIGN SCHEDULE AHEAD OF HIM WITH 10 EVENTS OVER THE NEXT

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Pete Buttigieg has come a long way in New Hampshire.He entered the race as a little-known mayor from Indiana. Now, he’s one of the major Democratic candidates as decision time approaches.“I have been so moved to see how seriously the people of New Hampshire take the role that you have,” Buttigieg said Friday night at a town hall at the University of New Hampshire. Buttigieg is starting to make his closing argument to Granite Staters.“The one thing that's even bigger than the majority that agrees that we are against this president is an even bigger majority that agrees on what we're for. Remember we're the ones that are trying to get you a raise. We're the ones ready to deliver paid family leave,” he said. The campaign trail is less crowded during the impeachment trial. “I don't think anybody's going to hold it against senators that they're doing their job,” Buttigieg told reporters. “Obviously, what's going on in Washington's important, but from my perspective as a presidential campaign, we want to be on the ground, engaging with voters as much as possible.”Buttigieg says his message across the country is the same but that he hears the concerns of all voters.“When I'm in the north in New Hampshire and some other communities, too, I hear a lot of concerns about economics that remind me of issues we faced at home in South Bend,” he said. “A lot of communities, especially in the Seacoast area, are concerned about PFAS contamination, and we're going continue to make sure that we're engaging.”