Buttigieg nets first black congressional backer
WASHINGTON (AP) ” Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has netted an endorsement from Rep. Anthony Brown of Maryland, the first black member of Congress to throw his support to the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana.The endorsement is significant for Buttigieg, who has been criticized within the party for his scant support among African Americans.Brown, 58, belongs to the Congressional Black Caucus, whose membership is courted aggressively by Democratic […]
