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Politics

Pete Buttigieg in the Wilderness

He has a beard, a splitting maul, and a house in Michigan. Is that enough to convince America that he’s a man of the people?

First published in The Atlantic on March 3, 2026.

by Graeme Wood, The Atlantic
March 5, 2026 | reading time: 23 Min.

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