As the once-broad 2020 Democratic primary field condenses, four potential front-runners have pushed ahead: Progressive darlings Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Wall Street favorites former Vice President Joe Biden and South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg. But while Biden still leads in the polls, when it comes to opening hearts (and wallets) of business leaders across America, Buttigieg is shining.
“Buttigieg isn’t a fall back for people, he’s running a remarkable campaign and he’s doing well in Iowa,” said Robert M. Shrum, director of the Center for the Political Future and the Unruh Institute of Politics at the University of Southern California.