Buttigieg Touts Veteran Ties as He Seeks Edge in Nevada
- Veterans make up 10% of the adult population in the state
- Former mayor is the one veteran actively campaigning there
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Pete Buttigieg is leaning harder into his military service as he tries to connect with Nevada’s sizable veteran population and compete with Bernie Sanders, who looks poised for another win in Saturday’s Democratic presidential caucuses.
Buttigieg has made his time as a Navy intelligence officer a core part of his pitch to voters since he launched his campaign last year. And in Nevada, his is matching the pitch with resources.
The campaign has a full-time veteran’s engagement director who moved to the state in January. Buttigieg opened his last Nevada field office in Sunrise Manor in part because of its close proximity to Nellis Air Force base. And on Monday, Buttigieg held a town hall for veterans in Reno.