Post by annaj26 on Mar 2, 2020 22:48:10 GMT -5
Pete Buttigieg endorsed Joe Biden for president Monday night, telling a crowd in Dallas the former Vice President is the right candidate to "bring back dignity to the White House."
"When I ran for president we made it clear that the whole idea was about rallying the country together to defeat Donald Trump and to win the era for the values that we share," Buttigieg said at a campaign stop.
"And that was always a goal that was much bigger than me becoming president and it is in the name of that very same goal that I am delighted to endorse and support Joe Biden for President."
The endorsement is a boon for the former vice president, and comes at the same time that Amy Klobuchar is ending her campaign and backing Biden. The Minnesota senator will officially make her endorsement on Monday night in Dallas, too, a campaign aide told CNN.
The endorsements represent a coalescing of the more moderate wing of the Democratic Party around Biden and a rejection of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who -- after strong showings in Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada -- represents the most significant challenge for Biden.
Sources told CNN earlier Monday that Buttigieg was weighing whether to endorse Biden after exiting the Democratic presidential race late Sunday night. The two spoke on Sunday night, sources said, and Buttigieg also spoke with former President Barack Obama.
www.cnn.com/2020/03/02/politics/pete-buttigieg-endorsement-obama-biden-calls/index.html