Buttigieg: Oprah m mentioned "a bigger market" than the poll in second place

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"In the car en route, someone said that Oprah had talked about me, which is probably more important than ranking second in a poll," Buttigieg said at a conference call. interview with Boston Public Radio, after being asked about his results.

Buttigieg did not specify the poll he was referring to, although a poll released Wednesday by Suffolk University and the Boston Globe showed him tied for second place in New Hampshire. However, recent polls from Morning Consult and CNN show that its national support is losing ground, around 7 or 8%, behind several other candidates.

In an interview published Tuesday in the Hollywood Reporter, Winfrey said that she was currently studying the 2020 Democratic presidential field and that she was reading Buttigieg's book, "Shortest Way Home."

"I call it Buttabeep, Buttaboop, the name is really going to hurt or [really help] "I think it'll help, actually," Winfrey said of the Midwestern Mayor's often-bad name.

She also encouraged filmmaker Steven Spielberg to seek out the Democratic candidate for the presidency.

"The other day I was at Apple with Spielberg and we were in the hall talking about" what are we going to do? And I said: "Have you heard of this guy Butta?" He goes, "No, Butta-who?" I'm going, "Buttabeep, Buttaboop, look at it," she said.