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Now here’s your latest dispatch from the grassroots…
The Announcement Video
Pete announces his candidacy for President of the United States.
What the Grassroots Shared:
1) One of the best Pete quotes from the kick off
2) Ellen has caught Pete fever!
3) Love is Love
4) “12 years ago, I watched as a young man from the Midwest with a name some couldn’t yet pronounce took the stage to make his case for the presidency. Today, in South Bend, I did the same”
5) South Bend police: Buttigieg announcement drew 10,000 people, 3,000 in the room and 7,000 people still outside, in freezing rain
6) Joe Scarborough:In a lifetime of following politics, the only time I have heard as excited a reaction to a campaign as I heard today about Pete Buttigieg’s launch was Barack Obama in 2008 and Ronald Reagan in 1980
7) Why there was a delay. Pete addresses the 100s who could not get in
8) Pete’s husband Chasten posts on Twitter: “Today was unreal. But what I am even more blown away by is that this morning my husband woke up early, fed the dogs, went to church, came home, and wrote that launch speech by himself. He never fails to amaze me.”
9) "A New American Spring" — The Era of Pete
10) Lis Smith (Pete’s spokeswoman) posts on Twitter: We’ve raised over $1 million since Pete’s announcement! Let’s keep it going!
11) And finally, a quote from today’s livefeed
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