Pete Buttigieg, the first openly gay candidate to launch a serious campaign to become President of the United States, has decided to drop out of the race, according to The New York Times.
As of only yesterday, it looked like Mayor Pete would stay in the race, with his campaign continuing their fundraising push ahead of Super Tuesday.
But while Buttigieg won the Iowa caucus last month and was still gaining delegates in later states, his failure to gain any traction in South Carolina suggested