He's trying. It's nothing in his policy that is a specific turn-off imo. He can get support through exposure. Here it is in his own words, he really is a humble guy, and that's the opposite of elitist.
At a Palm Springs fundraiser, Buttigieg said former Vice President Joe Biden is polling ahead among black voters in South Carolina because of “familiarity.”
theintercept.com
Besides, I saw some polls claiming Bernie was the most popular politician in history with the support of 100 trillion Americans. Could it have been a result of Sky-tard using pictures of him with black people as her sig? If he really was so popular, why did he have so little support in the poll that actually mattered? Why did he do so poorly with minorities in the actual primary election against Clinton?
I think it is far more likely that these polls mostly don't mean shit. Harris peaked above 20% and now she's not even running. Everybody is fickle right now, I think most people just want Trump out. I thought Harris would do much better. Some idiots around here thought Bernie would do much better (I always knew he was a turd) and still think he can.
The race isn't over though.