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The former campaign advisor for Pete Buttigieg has cited Travis Scott’s recent in-game concert in Fortnite as one method for Democrats to consider as they move forward to the National Convention this summer.<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\n Speaking in an interview with Politico<\/a> today, Lis Smith – who previously served as a top aid in the 2020 campaign of Pete Buttigieg – discussed her recent opinion piece for The New York Times<\/a> on the death of traditional political campaigns amid lockdown.<\/p>\n Smith describes the state of modern campaigning, particularly during a time when Democratic candidates are no longer able to rally in public – Joe Biden has been forced to campaign from his Delaware basement recently.<\/p>\n “I think the way we traditionally campaign is really out of date, really inefficient, really expensive, and really exhausting,” Smith says. “On any given day you spend millions of dollars on just a handful of events and they’re really exhausting for candidates. They could wake up at home, do a few rallies in Wisconson, and fly off to San Francisco, and close out heir day with a big dollar fundraising event. That’s exhausting for anyone let alone a 77-year-old candidate.”<\/p>\n