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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
The making of 'Mayor Pete': How a data geek learned to govern with heart
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/making-mayor-pete-how-data-geek-learned-govern-heart-n998696SOUTH BEND, Ind. — After Pete Buttigieg's eight years as mayor here, it's hard to say which has changed more — him or the city he's run.
When Buttigieg was elected in 2011, he was a closeted 29-year-old McKinsey consultant five years out of Oxford. By the time he announced his presidential run this month, he had come out as gay, served a tour of duty in Afghanistan and, like many millennials in their 30s, gotten married.
But more important, he had become a better mayor.
NBC News interviewed Buttigieg and more than 40 South Bend politicians, activists, law enforcement officials, real estate developers, voters, businessmen, clergy, community leaders and academics to better understand the evolution of the candidate who has shaken up the presidential race unlike any other.
When Buttigieg was elected in 2011, he was a closeted 29-year-old McKinsey consultant five years out of Oxford. By the time he announced his presidential run this month, he had come out as gay, served a tour of duty in Afghanistan and, like many millennials in their 30s, gotten married.
But more important, he had become a better mayor.
NBC News interviewed Buttigieg and more than 40 South Bend politicians, activists, law enforcement officials, real estate developers, voters, businessmen, clergy, community leaders and academics to better understand the evolution of the candidate who has shaken up the presidential race unlike any other.
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
