As supporters of South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg compare him favorably to former President Barack Obama, he's now earning donations from some key Obama administration officials.
Buttigieg during the first quarter of 2019 received financial support from five former members of the Obama administration, per U.S. News & World Report, one being former White House Press Secretary Jay Carney. His $250 donation is particularly interesting considering he served as communications director for former Vice President Joe Biden, who is expected to announce a White House bid any day now.
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Carney, Price, Rice, and Kennedy didn't comment for U.S. News' story, although Cutter said that while she hasn't chosen a candidate yet, "Mayor Pete inspired me." She said she will likely support a number of candidates in the race, but she only donated to Buttigieg in the first quarter of 2019.
Buttigieg has been riding a wave of momentum ever since launching a White House bid that was initially considered to be a long shot, raising an impressive $7 million in the first quarter of the year and in a recent Emerson poll coming in third place behind only Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Biden, per The Hill. Buttigieg told CNN on Tuesday he didn't want to be regarded as a "flash in the pan" but now has "outlived the flavor of the month period."
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