Pete Buttigieg, Our Founding Fathers, and Slavery

Shane Vander Hart: Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg said in 2014 that our founders “did not understand that slavery was a bad thing.” He’s wrong.

How Will Catholics Vote in 2020?

A EWTN/Real Clear Politics poll shows President Trump trailing in every head to head match-up with Democrats among U.S. Catholics, but 54 percent are open to vote for him.

Buttigieg: Religious Liberty Limited “When It Does Harm”

Pete Buttigieg briefly discussed with Caffeinated Thoughts the tension between religious liberty and the liberty interests of LGBT Americans.

The Gospel According to Mayor Pete

Shane Vander Hart: Pete Buttigieg says his faith teaches him that his salvation has to do with his usefulness which is contrary to the Gospel.

Buttigieg’s Momentum In Iowa Is Real, But Does It Go Beyond Iowa?

Shane Vander Hart: Pete Buttigieg has an excellent chance of winning Iowa, but unless something miraculous occurs his momentum stops in South Carolina.

Buttigieg Leads in Latest Iowa Poll

The latest poll of likely Iowa Democrat caucus-goers by Monmouth University shows Pete Buttigieg now leads the field, but many are still open to other candidates.

A Four-Way Race Heading Toward the Iowa Caucus

Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg, Bernie Sanders, and Joe Biden are within five points of one another in the last two polls conducted in Iowa.

Recap: Iowa Democratic Party’s Liberty and Justice Celebration

Shane Vander Hart recaps the Democratic presidential candidate speeches at the Iowa Democratic Party’s Liberty and Justice Celebration.

Biden Slips, Buttigieg Rises in Post-Debate Iowa Caucus Poll

In the latest Iowa Caucus poll, Joe Biden slipped to 18 percent, Elizabeth Warren follows at 17 percent, and Pete Buttigieg is at 13 percent.

A “Moderate” Attack on Religious Non-Profits

Shane Vander Hart: A pledge to not punish religious institutions based on their beliefs, but only how they practice those beliefs in a public arena is hardly a concession.

Kamala Harris Continues to Bleed Support

U.S. Senator Kamala Harris, D-Calif., is down eight points nationally since July, 10 points in Iowa, and polls in fifth place in her home state.

A Bible Scholar Pete Buttigieg Is Not

Democrat presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg said that the Bible implies that life begins with breath while defending his pro-abortion stance.

Kamala Harris Tanks in New CNN Poll, Biden Bounces Back

U.S. Senator Kamala Harris, D-Calif., dropped 12 points since June in a new CNN poll showing her bump after the first debate was erased after the second.

It’s A Three-Way Race for the Democratic Presidential Nomination

The race for the Democratic presidential nomination is, in reality, a three-way race between Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, and Bernie Sanders.

Buttigieg Misuses Scripture to Argue for Minimum Wage Increase

Shane Vander Hart: Pete Buttigieg’s use of scripture as a cudgel against those who do not support a minimum wage increase was inappropriate and mistaken.

Early Primary State Fundraising is Down for Democrats

Democrat presidential candidates running in 2008 raised two-and-a-half times more money by the same point in 2007 than candidates raised during Q1 in 2019.