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    Pete Buttigieg Races To The Finish In Iowa With Most Competitors Stuck In Washington

    The presidential candidate and former South Bend, Indiana, mayor barnstormed Iowa on Wednesday — holding five town hall meetings in a single day.
    Jan 30, 2020 4 minutes
    Pete Buttigieg speaks during a campaign event in Ames, Iowa, on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. He talks to Here & Now about crisscrossing the state before the Iowa caucuses. (Rebecca F. Miller for Here & Now)

    If a presidential candidate gets enough momentum out of the Iowa caucuses, they can become hard to beat.

    That's exactly what Democratic candidate and former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg is hoping for. Buttigieg, along with former Vice President Joe Biden, are the only two top tier candidates who are not planted in Washington this week for the impeachment trial of President Trump.

    As a result, Buttigieg barnstormed the state on Wednesday, holding five town hall meetings in a single day.

    After a year of campaigning, Iowa is now just four days away — and Buttigieg says he's ready. A year ago this month, Buttigieg kick-started his bid for president with little name recognition

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