Buttigieg is a Rhodes scholar, military veteran, practising Christian and the first openly-gay man to run for president.
, there would seem to be little room for the mayor of a small US city to gain traction as the Democratic Party's potential 2020 presidential nominee.AP
Since then, he's developed a devoted following and has steadily raised his profile. Last week he appeared on MSNBC'sAdvertisement Among the topics they discussed: Buttigieg's ability to speak seven languages other than English. Among them Norweigan, which he taught himself in order to read more books by one of his favourite authors.
Eleven per cent of Iowa caucusgoers said they wanted him to be the Democratic nominee, according to Emerson Polling - up from zero per cent in January.
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