South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg.
- Former Mayor Pete Buttigieg announced on Sunday night that he is suspending his 2020 campaign.
- Buttigieg leaves the race after an unexpectedly strong bid that included winning the Iowa caucuses and coming in second in the New Hampshire primary.
- His announcement inspired an outpouring of praise on Twitter, from celebrity supporters to his former 2020 Democratic challengers.
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Former Mayor Pete Buttigieg received an outpouring of support on Twitter - from former political rivals to celebrity supporters - after announcing on Sunday night that he was suspending his 2020 campaign.
Buttigieg leaves the race after an unexpectedly strong bid that included winning the Iowa caucuses and coming in second in the New Hampshire primary.
He confirmed his departure from the race in a speech on Sunday night in his hometown of South Bend, Indiana.
"By every conventional wisdom, by every historical measure, we were never supposed to get anywhere at all," he said. "Along that way, an improbable hope became an undeniable reality."
Buttigieg touted his win at the Iowa Caucus as a major milestone in his campaign.
"It proved that Americans are really hungry for a new kind of politics," he said. "We found countless Americans ready to support a middle-class, millennial president from the industrial Midwest."
"I will no longer seek to be the 2020 Democratic nominee for president, but I will do everything in my power to ensure that we have a new, Democratic president come January," he said.
Following the announcement, dozens of people took to Twitter to praise Buttigieg's campaign for making history:
Thank you for inviting me into your homes, sharing your stories, and putting your trust in me. We launched our campaign because Americans are hungry for a new kind of politics that brings us together.
And together we'll beat this president and build the era that must come next. pic.twitter.com/QDajvx1lpL
- Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) March 2, 2020