So much for all the talk about Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg becoming president.
On the heels of his delayed reaction to the hazardous derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, just more than half — 51% — of the nation’s voters want him out and 41% believe that he is worse than most past transportation chiefs.In the latest Rasmussen Reports survey, just 36% said that the former South Bend, Indiana mayor shouldn’t quit.
The survey is the latest blow to Buttigieg’s reputation and ego. He had been at or near the top of the list of 2024 Democratic presidential candidates that could jump in if President Joe Biden bows out of his reelection plans. But a series of missteps have ended that talk. A recent YouGov survey found that just 36% have a favorable view of Buttigieg.
The Norfolk Southern rail disaster occurred on Feb. 3. He traveled to the site about 20 days after it happened.“Women voters have a more negative view of Buttigieg than do men, but majorities of both men and women voters believe the secretary of Transportation should resign as a result of the Ohio train disaster,” the survey analysis said. It also mentioned that “Fifty-two percent of whites, 42% of black voters and 53% of other minorities think Buttigieg should resign.
Like Biden, Buttigieg has tried to push off criticism of his post-derailment actions. He claimed that he was on the case within hours of it happening, but the media and many of those impacted have noted how long it took for him to visit the site, calling the delay evidence of his indifference.
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