In several instances reviewed by ABC News, the Buttigieg campaign identified people as supporters who later said their interactions had either been misunderstood or misconstrued.
In October, the Buttigieg campaign released his"Douglass Plan", and in a press release touted a headline from the HBCU Times saying that"More than 400 South Carolinians endorse Mayor Pete Buttigieg's Douglass plan for black America."was first to discover that three prominent African American state leaders in South Carolina -- whose names were highlighted at the top of the campaign's announcement -- had said their position had been misinterpreted.
"They sent an email basically saying, if individuals want to opt-out of being listed as an endorser, then they needed to respond to the email by 4 p.m.," Thigpen said of the message."I didn't see the email and so, of course, I didn't respond to it. So they moved forward with my name."When the press release came out, Thigpen said he was stunned. He said the public affiliation with the Buttigieg campaign would directly conflict with his work on the Sanders campaign.
"I thought maybe some contact should have been made by the candidate," Thigpen said."I have not had the opportunity to speak him with in person, or over the phone." "I could not endorse the plan until those questions were answered and the reason is that -- and I said this to -- it is presumptuous for anyone to think they can develop a black agenda for Black America without talking to African Americans," Cordero said.
Cole said she did not read it that way, and said she had not consented to the listing. But she brushed it off. Another business Buttigieg identified in his op-ed as a partner was the Atlantis Restaurant and Lounge, the site where he held a campaign town hall with radio host and T.V. personalityDemocratic presidential contender and former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks with Charlamagne Tha God during an event on economic struggles in the black community, Jan. 23, 2020, in Moncks Corner, S.C.
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