"16 APRIL 2019 - DES MOINES, IOWA:  Supporters of Pete Buttigieg try to block a heckler shouting homophobic slurs during a campaign rally in Des Moines for Mayor Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana. ""Mayor Pete,"" as he goes by, declared his candidacy to be the Democratic nominee for the US Presidency on April 14. About 1,000 people attended his first rally in Iowa since officially declaring his candidacy. Iowa traditionally hosts the the first selection event of the presidential election cycle. The Iowa Caucuses will be on Feb. 3, 2020.               PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ"
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