seeks the presidential nomination on the democratic side, he s carrying not only what he s dealing with in his community, but for many of us who are seeing this projected far too often on our newsfeed, he s carrying that as part of the burden as well. you know, the collective pain body that so many african-americans carry around their entire lives, the vestiges of slavery and jim crow and discrimination and on and on. ted, you say mayor pete buttigieg s support from black voters comes down to an issue of trust. is what unfolded this past week in south bend, is that an example of that? absolutely. so when you think about what guides black voters, it s this really deep sense of pragmatism, but that pragmatism is undergirded by a fundamental question of a politician s reputation and how much that community or the voters trust them. when we saw buttigieg in this town hall back in south bend, there s a quote that stands out
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often on our news feed, he s carrying that as part of the burden as well. the collective pain body that so many african-americans carry around their entire lives, the vestiges of slavery and jim crow and discrimination and on and on. ted, you say mayor pete buttigieg s support from black voters comes down do an issue of trust. is what unfolded in south bend this week an example of that? absolutely. so when you think about what guides black voters, it s this really deep sense of pragmatism, but that pragmatism is under girded by a fundamental question when we saw buttigieg in this town hall back in south bend, there s a quote that stands out that is picked up in most of the newspapers, and it is four words we don t trust you. so if you re a black american in the nation, not in south bend, you are taking some cues from black folks that know the mayor
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