Iowa pollster: Pete Buttigieg strikes chord, could be ‘dark horse’
In the aftermath of an Iowa poll this week placing Pete Buttigieg in a surprising third place among other candidates, the political expert behind the data said the gay 2020 hopeful could achieve a...
View ArticleButtigieg claims $7 million in fundraising for 2020 campaign
Pete Buttigieg claimed a $7 million haul in first quarter fundraising for the exploratory committee for his 2020 presidential bid — an impressive score for an openly gay candidate who was virtually...
View ArticleHollywood’s A-list gays welcome Buttigieg
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg has surprisingly charmed so many in America with his smart, calm liberal morality that some polls of Democratic presidential contenders show him third behind Joe Biden...
View ArticleEx-Vice President Biden launches 2020 presidential campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) | Former Vice President Joe Biden formally joined the crowded Democratic presidential contest on April 25, declaring the soul of the nation at stake if President Donald Trump wins...
View ArticlePoll: 70 percent of U.S. voters willing to vote for gay male president
With Pete Buttigieg continuing to show strong numbers in the Democratic presidential primary, a new poll has found 70 percent of voters would be open to voting for a gay man as U.S. president. However,...
View ArticleSenate confirms former Log Cabin chief to State Dept. post
The Senate confirmed R. Clarke Cooper to a senior State Department position. (Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key) With little opposition, the U.S. Senate confirmed on May 30 a former head of...
View ArticleA mixed bag for Buttigieg in Democratic debate
ABOVE: Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-South Bend, Ind.) speaks at the CNN Democratic Presidential Debate on July 30. (Photo courtesy of CNN) Pete Buttigieg has won praise for his eloquence and debate skills...
View Article2020 hopefuls highlight Medicare for All, PrEP in plans to combat HIV/AIDS
ABOVE, L-R: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-South Bend, Ind.) Washington Blade file photos by Michael Key. The...
View ArticleDems put gloves back on in third debate — except for Castro
ABOVE: Democratic candidates in Houston before the third debate. (Photo courtesy of ABC News) After the last debate in which the letting of blood was all but visible on the stage floor, Democratic...
View ArticlePete Buttigieg surges in new Iowa poll
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) | John McAnear, a 77-year-old Air Force veteran, stood in an audience of hundreds in suburban Des Moines with an oxygen tank at his side, wheezing as he implored Pete Buttigieg to...
View Article11.14.19 Publisher’s Desk
Progress, not perfection: One of the many mantras for those in a 12-step program. The idea is that no one is perfect; therefore striving for or searching for perfection is futile. One should simply try...
View ArticleSanders slams Trump anti-gay adoption rule in speech to LGBTQ leaders
ABOVE: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks at the 2019 LGBTQ International Leaders Conference. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key) Bernie Sanders made his case for LGBTQ support in the 2020...
View ArticleBloomberg pummeled, lackluster in response in bloody Democratic debate
ABOVE: Michael Bloomberg faced the wrath of Democratic candidates in a bloody Democratic debate. (Photo by NBC News; used with permission) With Michael Bloomberg ascending in the polls, fellow...
View Article2020 Presidential Preference Primary Election Guide
ABOVE: “DEMZ” featuring Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg, Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden by Chad Mize. Ahead of Florida’s presidential preference primary March 17, Watermark contacted each presidential...
View Article2020 hopefuls commit to equality ahead of Florida’s primary
ABOVE: “DEMZ” featuring Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg, Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden by Chad Mize. It’s been more than three years since Donald Trump assumed the presidency of the United States,...
View ArticleOrlando Sentinel endorses Pete Buttigieg in Florida’s presidential primary
ORLANDO | With less than three weeks until Florida voters have their say in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, the Orlando Sentinel’s editorial board came out with their endorsement for Pete...
View ArticleButtigieg drops presidential campaign
ABOVE: Husband Chasten (L) and Pete Buttigieg thank supporters. Photo via Buttigieg’s Facebook page. Former South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg, who had considerable success and made history as a gay...
View ArticleBiden has big comeback, routs opponents on Super Tuesday
ABOVE: Former Vice President Joe Biden, photo via Biden’s Facebook page. Coming back from disappointing results at the start of primary, former Vice President Joseph Biden won big on Super Tuesday by...
View Article03.05.20 Tampa Bay Bureau Chief’s Desk
One of the interesting things about my position as Tampa Bay Bureau Chief, a self-enforced rule more so than a mandated one, is that I work diligently to check many of my personal positions at the...
View ArticleBiden unveils extensive LGBTQ plan, drawing on Obama-era achievements
ABOVE: Joe Biden, photo via Biden’s Facebook page. Democratic presidential candidate Joseph Biden unveiled on Thursday a comprehensive plan to advance LGBTQ rights, pledging to support policies and...
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