A lot has changed for Pete Buttigieg, the Democratic mayor of South Bend, Indiana, in the few weeks since he’s hit the campaign trail for president. Buttigieg, a dark horse contender with an energized base of supporters, told CNN’s “New Day” on Tuesday that he’s seen his 2020 efforts go from being viewed as “adorable” to “plausible” in less than two months. Asked what he views as his greatest weakness, Buttigieg said it was his visibility. I think that’s started to change,” he said. ... And I think I’ve gone from being viewed as, you know, adorable six weeks ago to now plausible.”

Source: Huffington Post April 16, 2019 12:58 UTC