Tue Nov 30, 2021 – 3:12 pm EST
(LifeSiteNews) — The buzz around Washington in recent weeks is that President Joe Biden isn’t likely to run again in 2024 and will throw his support behind gay Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg instead of beleaguered Vice President Kamala Harris as his heir apparent.
Elite Democrats and pundits are swooning over the thought that they might be able to propel a gay man into the Oval Office.
“While Buttigieg says he’s not contemplating the race to be Biden’s successor, inside the West Wing, others are imagining it for him. His name is sometimes discussed by aides as a natural Democratic presidential nominee in 2028 — or 2024 if the president opts not to run,” wrote Politico’s Alex Thompson.
“Nobody in the West Wing shuts that down,” reported Thompson concerning the chatter among White House aides. “It’s very open.”
One of the reasons that so many are enthused about Buttigieg as Biden’s successor is his high net favorability rating. At +10, it eclipses not only every other member of the Biden cabinet, it also beats out President Biden and VP Harris, who come in at -6 and -12, respectively, according to a POLITICO/Morning Consult poll.
If Buttigieg does win the White House
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