Super Tuesday is in 4 Days and Buttigieg has not released any medical records.

[bluewater]

Why?

All the other candidates, even including Sanders, have released at least some medical information.

If people want full disclosure from Sanders, wouldn't it make sense for Pete to release his own records to pressure Bernie into doing that?

Pete is by far the youngest candidate and was in the military fairly recently, so I remain baffled why he has not released his medical records.

Don't the voters have a right to see those? Especially before Super Tuesday?

And please, don't shoot the messenger for asking this question. It just seems like it's getting very late in the 2020 primary to not have released at least a summary of his medical condition.

As a Warren supporter, I think it only reasonable for Buttigieg to release as much information as she has before Super Tuesday.

[LizBeth]

1. I think a silly question if you cannot see the obvious. An 80 yr old man who had an heart attack

vs a young man. If you cannot see the difference between youth and old age, then what kind of explaining will help you out with that? Sanders himself stated it was only fair to release all his records before the first vote. Even Sanders understood the significance of an 80 yr old asking for a vote after having had an heart attack.

[bluewater]

3. I see that Buttigieg is the only candidate not to release any medical information.

Again, the deflection to Sanders is noted, but why hasn't Pete released his records?

[LizBeth]

5. Again, that you are seriously having this conversation makes me smile.

[bluewater]

7. Warren has released her medical info, why hasn't Buttigieg?

The more people try to deflect from this the more I would like to see Buttigieg's medical information.

My candidate is competing against him on Super Tuesday and the voters deserve to have that information. Information that Warren has already provided.

[HarlanPepper]

8. Who is your candidate?

[msongs]

2. bernie promised full disclosure then back tracked. he said he would then did not. nt

[bluewater]

4. And that explains why Buttigieg has not relased any medical information?

Serious question.

Why hasn't Buttigieg released any medical information? He should release as much info as Warren already has.

[BusyBeingBest]

6. Not a Pete gal, myself, but you can see he's a healthy young man.

[bluewater]

9. Then why hasn't Buttigieg released any medical information? Warren has and she is 70 yeard old.

Appearances can be deceiving.

Warren has released her medical information, why hasn't Buttigieg?

Voters have a right to know.

[BusyBeingBest]

11. Probably doesn't want to embarrass the oldsters.

That would be overkill, LOL.

[HarlanPepper]

15. Terrific answer to a ludicrous OP and question

[BusyBeingBest]

17. Thanks. Pete's up against his grandparents, basically--

why rub their noses in it?

[HarlanPepper]

18. Yeah, Sanders supporters should worry about Bernie's health.

He did have a heart attack, after all.

[Tarc]

22. So you can tell from outward appearance when a person is healthy or unhealthy?

Fascinating.

Seems like the kind of person who questions someone parking in an accessible-parking spot if they "don't look like they really need to" ?

[BusyBeingBest]

23. Just common sense. He was in the Navy recently, and deployable world-wide.

Yes, he should release his records, I'm sure his campaign isn't hiding that but just waiting to see if that loss of privacy is worth it if he's not going to win the nomination. I'm sure they're not worried that he's lost votes because of it because...healthy young man.

[Cuthbert Allgood]

31. That's not how that works.

But, thanks for trying.

[dumptrump1]

10. Valid question!

I know folks his age who currently have some very serious illnesses, but you couldn't tell just by talking to them. He is almost 40 years old, around the age when a lot of things start to catch up on us.

[patricia92243]

12. This is a perfectly valid question. Has anybody asked him about it? And, if so, what

did he say?

[dlk]

13. Releasing medical records goes to transparency

Not releasing complete medical records puts a cloud over the candidate, regardless of age. The first thought is why not? What are they hiding? The presidency is a tremendously demanding and rigorous. Look at how it has aged previous office holders. Excellent physical health is critical.

[AngelicaHora]

14. I'm surprised that he hasn't

Clearly he's in much better physical shape than the elders. But he uses the youth argument only as a matter of perspective, not health. Releasing the results of a full physical when no one else has might be spun as an ageist attack. And he's not the type to release this information in the form of meaningless letters.

[bluewater]

16. So, no explanation on why Warren has released medical info and Buttigieg has not?

There is no excuse for Buttigieg not to release as much information as Elizabeth Warren AND Amy Klobuchar have.

What is good for the goose is good for the gander.

[AngelicaHora]

20. Yes I agree with you

I'm just theorizing about the campaign strategy behind it. I'm not concerned about him deliberately hiding something. He was cleared to serve in Afghanistan.

[MoonRiver]

19. He should release them. Why not?

[bluewater]

21. I know. I don't uderstand why Pete is being given a pass on this.

Buttigieg should release as much medical information as Warren and Klobuchar already have.

The three of them are in a close competition for delegates on Super Tuesday.

The voters have a right to know the medical information for the three of them before voting.

[stopbush]

30. Agreed.

[2naSalit]

24. He's sick with a cold right now, cut the guy some slack!

[zackymilly]

26. Are we sure it's just "a cold"? LOL. n/t

[tritsofme]

25. It might be that you're the first one to ask him to?

Most see a healthy 38 year old young man, and are not generally interested, unlike the cast of septuagenarians

[Hav]

27. Has it always been common to release them?

Especially for younger candidates? It seems it makes more sense for the older ones to show that everything is alright. It rather helps them because high age is certainly an issue in the voters' minds. No idea whether Obama made them public in 2008, for example. Did Gabbard or Yang publish them?

I think people just don't care as much about health records when the candidate is so young. As another poster indicated, maybe there was just no interest so far. Pete is so young, he might not even have regular check-ups yet.

[sdfernando]

28. My response would be

has Pete promised to release his medical information?

[LakeArenal]

29. I can only speak for me, but I don't care.

I have my mind made up regarding both candidates.