It was blasting from the speakers inside the Union Event Center in Salt Lake City, where some 4,500 supporters of the 38-year-old former mayor of South Bend, Ind., and Democratic presidential candidate showed up to hear Pete Buttigieg speak at a rally and Q&A session on Monday—Presidents’ Day—and two weeks before Utah’s March 3 Super Tuesday primary election.
So while the crowd waited and waited for Buttigieg to show (note to those new to politics that aren’t made-for-TV: these things NEVER start on time), they heard tunes with titles perfectly curated for his campaign stop. It was multi-generational, from Demi Lovato’s “Confident” and Florence and the Machine’s “Dog Days Are Over” (and you know who the dog is) to Fleetwood Mac’s “Never Going Back Again” and the Who’s “Won’t Get Fooled Again.” There was also a token Spanish-language song, Marc Anthony’s “Vivir Mi Vida,” because, as he repeats often in his stump speech, Pete wants to be a president for everybody! Woo-hoo!
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