Former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg is considered a frontrunner for the Democrat Party’s presidential nomination in 2028. There’s just one major problem. Recent polling shows he has zero support from black voters. Yes, ZERO! That revelation may be enough to derail his presidential aspirations.
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Frontrunner Pete Buttigieg has 0% support in the black community for 2028 according to a new Emerson poll pic.twitter.com/rJEYRcoKSE
— Political Polls (@PpollingNumbers) June 27, 2025
Buttigieg's level of African-American support is not ideal. pic.twitter.com/A8DVXCbWST
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) June 27, 2025
That’s an understatement - it’s devastating!
Posters say, at least it can’t get any worse. Well, that’s some nice cope.
On the bright side for him, it can't get any worse.
— Mike Osborne (@M_David_Osborne) June 27, 2025
It is from where I'm sitting.
— Theta_c (@Theta_c_) June 27, 2025
Oh wait, is it possible for it to go negative?
Less than zero? Hilarious!
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Commenters have their theories as to why Buttigieg isn’t resonating with black voters.
It’s because they don’t know who he is at all.
— Ethan (@ethanlculver) June 27, 2025
He ran an entire presidential campaign for 2020 and tied for first in Iowa, and they don't know who he is at all? Did he not even try to make himself known to the black community?
— Jesse Newman (@Filmantopia) June 27, 2025
If they knew they would scatter even faster. 😩😂
— Chrayman (@ChristophRayMan) June 27, 2025
It's because they do know who he is...
— AJ 🇺🇸 (@AjApplegoose) June 27, 2025
Wait till they find out he’s gay.
— tingTao (@tingsTaos) June 27, 2025
Wait, he’s gay? Kidding.
Buttigieg’s homosexuality is most likely the reason the vast majority of blacks are rejecting him.
The American Black community is very religious and mayor Pete won’t win
— Garrettx🇺🇸 (@GXvictory) June 27, 2025
Actually, we're just highly adverse to homosexuality.
— Milo (@MiloDCooper) June 27, 2025
Yeah the black community isn’t big on gays in general
— pnw Bae 🌲 🌙 (@RaquelWelchh) June 27, 2025
So how do you explain Obama then?
— Sarah Jane Winfoot 🇭🇹 (@SJWinfoot) June 27, 2025
Obama’s PR team and ‘journalists’ did a good job of burying stories that pointed to him possibly not being straight.
Posters say many blacks don’t find Buttigieg relatable. You think?
how could this be? how could the black community not see itself in a white gay effeminate man who purchased surrogate children with his "husband"
— curdmudgeon (@curdmudgeon1) June 27, 2025
— john smith (@sombrelyric) June 27, 2025
It's almost like pandering doesn't work anymore.
— Senator Beauregard Claghorn (@SenBeauClaghorn) June 27, 2025
0% with an absolutely vital demographic makes me think he’s not really in the lead 🤔🤔🤔
— Uncle Nick’s Advice (@nick_advice) June 27, 2025
If Buttigieg is starting with zero black support, it’s pretty much guaranteed he will not be the Democrats’ presidential nominee.
