Democratic Mayor Pete Buttigieg launches 2020 White House campaign

[DonViejo]

Source: Reuters



JANUARY 23, 2019 / 6:30 AM / UPDATED 23 MINUTES AGO

John Whitesides
4 MIN READ

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pete Buttigieg, the Democratic mayor of South Bend, Indiana, launched an underdog 2020 bid for the White House on Wednesday, aiming to stand out as a problem-solving Midwestern outsider who would be the first openly gay nominee of a major U.S. political party.

The relatively unknown Buttigieg, 37, a two-term mayor of the Rust Belt city of about 100,000 people, has argued the party needs new leadership that can appeal to the working-class voters who deserted Democrats in favor of Republican Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential race.

In an email and video to supporters, he sought to embrace fresh solutions for the future, in contrast to Trump’s nostalgia-driven message invoking an America of the past.

“My generation is the generation that experienced school shootings beginning when I was in high school, the generation that fought in the post-9/11 wars, the first generation to have to deal with the reality of climate change, and the first generation not to be better off than our parents materially - if nothing changes,” Buttigieg said.

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[marmar]

1. To which the masses replied, "Who the f*** is Pete Buttigieg?

[NurseJackie]

2. Definitely third-tier or fourth-tier. Highly unlikely he'll break the 5% polling...

... that networks use to determine whether a candidate should be included in the debate.