Buttigieg rallies Iowans; Democrats optimistic for midterms

By: Kadin Luhmann

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: July 13, 2026

Words: 1,162

Last Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago

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Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg praised Iowa voters, discussed the importance of coalition building and expressed support for Iowa Democrats Sunday at the Prairie Meadows Event Center in Altoona.

Buttigieg, who won the Democratic Iowa Caucus for president in 2020, made his return to the state as the keynote speaker for the Iowa Democratic Party’s annual “Liberty and Justice Celebration.”

“Only in Iowa could a young Indiana mayor enter a field of literally …

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