She pulled her vote when she found out Pete Buttigieg is gay. He says`I'm running to be her president too.'

WASHINGTON – Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg knows that some people won't vote for him because he's gay, including the Iowa woman captured on video withdrawing her support for Buttigieg after learning that he's married to a man.

“What I want her to know is that I’m running to be her president too," Buttigieg said Thursday, when asked, during an appearance on ABC's The View, about the widely-viewed video.

The former South Bend, Indiana, mayor added that he wishes the woman could see that "my love is the same as her love for those that she cares about."

"But if she can’t see that...I am still, if I’m elected president, going to get up in the morning and try to make the best decisions for her and the people that she loves," he said.

The video, shot at an Iowa precinct Monday, shows a woman who had turned in her caucus card for Buttigieg saying she had no idea he's gay.

“I don’t want anybody like that in the White House,” she said. “So can I have my card back?”

The precinct captain responded that she respects the other woman’s view but suggested the caucusgoer dig deep inside and ask if Buttigieg’s sexuality really matters.

"He better read the Bible," the woman said.

At a fundraiser Thursday morning in Manhattan, Buttigieg praised how the precinct captain handled the situation.

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Since launching his longshot campaign for the Democratic nomination, Buttigieg's standard response to the question of whether the nation is ready to elect a gay president has been: "There's only one way to find out."

Although the results in Iowa are still being tabulated, Buttigieg is locked in a very close battle with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders for the win.

An unusually emotional Buttigieg choked up Tuesday when describing what that support means for the LGBTQ community and others who have felt excluded.

“It validates for a kid, somewhere in a community, wondering if he belongs, or she belongs, or they belong, in their own family, that if you believe in yourself and your country, there's a lot backing up that belief,” Buttigieg said.

A man who attended Buttigieg's Manhattan fundraiser Thursday described himself as having been that child Buttigieg referenced. After being a lifelong Republican, the man said, he changed his party affiliation because of Buttigieg.

A recent USA TODAY/Ipsos Poll showed some qualms remain about the electoral appeal of a gay candidate.

Being a gay man makes a candidate less appealing, according to 32% of Americans and 23% of Democratic voters. Half of Americans and two-thirds of the Democratic voters said it doesn't make a difference.

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