Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg will suspend his 2020 presidential campaign, according to sources.
The decision will bring to a close an historic bid by the first openly gay man to seek the presidency.
Buttigieg, who was once a long-shot in a crowded field of candidates, became a household name during the Democratic primary and would eventually go one to fare well in the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary before his momentum was slowed during contests in the more diverse states of Nevada and South Carolina.
When he announced his exploratory committee in January 2019, voters didn’t know him or his policy positions, and could not pronounce his last name.
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