What People Are Saying About Pete Buttigieg’s Performance at Tonight’s Debate

“Buttigieg is holding his own despite everybody coming after him tonight” ... “Buttigieg hit it out of the park with his answer on systemic racism” … ”56 seconds that will define this debate and define why @PeteButtigieg should be the next President of the United States.”...“He’s calm, he’s clear, steady, and strong.”...“@PeteButtigieg is strongest candidate to take on Trump when it comes to national security” … “Definitely the most coherent on national security tonight”

Joe Lockhart @joelockhart: Mayor Pete nailed the Commander in Chief question. The question is will people be persuaded given his experience level. He did all he could do though with a great answer

Chris Ryan @wkxlnhchris: Buttigieg is doing a masterful job of framing his candidacy against Bernie's. #fitn #nhpolitics

Naveed Jamali @NaveedAJamali I think @PeteButtigieg hit it out of the park with his answer on systemic racism. I’m also grateful he addressed what I said earlier: when drugs impacted black people we only considered enforcement, not mental illness. #DemDebates

Maria Shriver @mariashriver Damn @PeteButtigieg is smart. He’s calm, he’s clear, steady, and strong. #democraticdebate

Randi Weingarten @rweingarten Thank you @PeteButtigieg for bringing up the need to double the rate of unionization in the US. #DemDebate #AFTvotes

Charlotte Clymer @cmclymer "What I've called for is that incarceration should no longer be the response to use of drugs."-- Pete Buttigieg And he's right. #DemDebate

Paul Rieckhoff @PaulRieckhoff: This is a good issue and two strong responses from @PeteButtigieg and @JoeBiden respectively. People continue to underestimate how much of a strength it is for them as candidates to be a veteran and a Blue Star dad. They can speak from experience. And it’s very powerful.

Jeff Yarbro @yarbro: Tonight making it clear that @PeteButtigieg is strongest candidate to take on Trump when it comes to national security.

T.J. Holmes @tjholmes Buttigieg is holding his own despite everybody coming after him tonight. #demdebate

ToryDevonSmith @ToryDevonSmith: @PeteButtigieg simply has the best perspective on war than any candidate running, he has a fascinating mind and insight that I feel is completely needed in office #DemDebate #democraticdebate

Robert Murphy @robertemilem: What a beautiful and passionate defense of VP Biden from @PeteButtigieg. Buttigieg is not someone who wants to win no matter what. He is someone who will behave with honor and humanity no matter what. #DemDebate



Mike Signer @MikeSigner: @PeteButtigieg is right. He has the judgment and character to make the hard, right calls in the White House. His youth, his fresh perspective, his experience as a mayor rather than a legislator - they all add to it. They are the feature, not the big, of his appeal and his rise.

Max Burns @themaxburns: #DemDebate Rankings at the Break 1. @PeteButtigieg (TIE) 1. @BernieSanders (TIE) 2. @ewarren 3. @JoeBiden4. @AmyKlobuchar5 @AndrewYang 6. @TomSteyer

Bob Duff @senatorduff: 56 seconds that will define this debate and define why @PeteButtigieg should be the next President of the United States. @PeteForAmerica #Democrats2020 #DemDebates #FITN #NewHampshire

Noah Shachtman @NoahSchachtman I'm no Pete stan, but he is the definitely the most coherent on national security tonight.

Ben LaBolt @BenLaBolt: Hard to compete with @JoeBiden or @PeteButtigieg on these foreign policy answers.

SEIU @SEIU: Great point @PeteButtigieg! The next president must hold corporations accountable and give everyone who works the opportunity to join a union to bargain for a better life. #DemDebate #UnionsForAll

Nick Baumann: @PeteButtigieg talking about the importance of medication-assisted treatment in the Democratic primary debate. Crazy that it's been 5 years since @jasoncherkis published his groundbreaking story on MAT, and it's still a fight:

Maria Shriver @mariashriver: Amen to @petebuttigeg for talking about the lack of mental health professionals that we have in this country. We also have a lack of geriatric psychiatrists, social workers, caregivers, the list goes on… #democraticdebate

VoteVets @votevets: Trump has often ignored the recommendations of our intelligence community, putting our men and women in uniform in danger. @PeteButtigieg says they deserve a better commander-in-chief. #TeamPete #DemDebates

Omar Manejwala, M.D. @drmanejwala @PeteButtigieg mentions MAT and workforce issues! I have issues with his approach to campaigning but his is the superior policy on addiction among all candidates. Much of Yangs policy is terrible—forced treatment is not sensible.

UFCW @UFCW: .@PeteButtigieg: Americans need an economy where we:

Increase wages // Double the rate of unionization // Make corporations pay fair share // Deliver affordable healthcare & college for all families // That's how build an economy where all Americans can succeed. #DemDebate

Mayor D’Amico @ourWEHO: We cannot allow the Supreme Court to become one more political battlefield. @PeteButtigieg #PeteForAmerica

ToryDevonSmith @ToryDevonSmith @PeteButtigieg simply has the best perspective on war than any candidate running, he has a fascinating mind and insight that I feel is completely needed in office #DemDebate #democraticdebate

Christopher J. Hale @chrisjollyhale: .@PeteButtigieg is the only middle class person running for the president of the United States. His campaign is funded by tens of thousands of Americans from all walks of life who are ready for a new generation of politics in this country.

Paul Rieckhoff @PaulRieckhoff: EXCELLENT answer from @PeteButtigieg on the need to build the deepest and broadest force possible. America needs every single gun in the fight to beat Trump. Every. Single. One.