Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend Indiana has formed an exploratory committee for a run for the Democrat nomination in 2020 for president. For those who don't know Buttigieg -- okay, for everyone -- he's a 37 year old Democrat. He won election as mayor in South Bend 8 years ago and was re-elected four years ago. He's a military veteran, a Harvard grad, and a Rhodes Scholar. More important for the Democrats, Buttigieg is gay. He ran a few years back as the Democrat nominee for State Treasurer in Indiana but lost 62% to 38%.
So here we have a guy who has government experience at the municipal level only. He has no business experience. Nevertheless, he's running for president. Given the rest of the Democrat field he actually could have a chance. And he really should run. It seems that everyone else is doing so.
The real question for the Democrats in 2020 is whether there will be more candidates or voters in the primaries.
So here we have a guy who has government experience at the municipal level only. He has no business experience. Nevertheless, he's running for president. Given the rest of the Democrat field he actually could have a chance. And he really should run. It seems that everyone else is doing so.
The real question for the Democrats in 2020 is whether there will be more candidates or voters in the primaries.
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