As historic as South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg's Democratic presidential candidacy might be, a number of Hollywood's big LGBTQ donors are not ready to commit to him just yet, Politico reported.
Many of Hollywood's influential base of super-fundraisers and donors are backing multiple candidates, contributing to other politicians with whom they have longtime relationships and who have their own track record on LGBTQ issues, like Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., and former Vice President Joe Biden, the news outlet reported.
Most of all, big money raisers are looking for the candidate "who has the best plan and strategy to beat Donald Trump," one activist told Politico.
There is no lack of enthusiasm for Buttigieg among Hollywood's LGBTQ community, but there are also a lot of questions, Politico reported — including if he could draw crucial African American support.
Dustin Lance Black, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of "Milk," the biopic about pioneering activist Harvey Milk, met one-on-one with Buttigieg in Dallas in early May, and came away impressed, Politico reported. But Black told Politico it is too early to decide on a candidate.
"I think that LGBTQ people ought to be equally inspired that we have so many women running and other people who, with a win, would lift up a group that has been treated unfairly and unequally in our country historically," he told Politico.
Related Stories: