Buttigieg, an Afghanistan war veteran and Rhodes Scholar who would be the nation\u2019s first openly gay<\/a> president if elected, this week surged to third place<\/a>\u00a0(11 percent) in a new New Hampshire poll of Democratic voters, behind Joe Biden (23 percent) and Bernie Sanders (16 percent).<\/p>\n Buttigieg was also polling third in Iowa<\/a>: \u201cA Monmouth University poll of likely Democratic caucusgoers in Iowa, out Thursday, finds Biden at the top of the pack with 27% support, Sanders at 16%, Buttigieg at 9%, Sens. Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren at 7%, former Rep. Beto O\u2019Rourke at 6%, Sen. Amy Klobuchar at 4%, Sen. Cory Booker at 3%, and former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro at 2%. The rest of the field stood at 1% or less in the poll, with a sizable 12% saying they are undecided among the 24 candidates tested in the poll.\u201d<\/p>\n Alternate stream:<\/p>\n Almost ready for our special announcement here in South Bend. A little rain won’t keep this crew down. We’ll be live<\/a> at 1:45 pm EDT. Join us: t.co\/1cjCyKIllH<\/a>. M\u00edralo en vivo: t.co\/vFnaxmDZ1k<\/a>. pic.twitter.com\/C4PfYFemCc<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) April 14, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n The post Pete Buttigieg Officially Launches 2020 Presidential Bid: LIVE VIDEO<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad Gay News<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n