Pete Buttigieg has officially kicked off his presidential bid, starting a new phase of the campaign as one of the main candidates to watch just three months after he launched an exploratory committee to little fanfare
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Surging in early primary polls, Democrat Pete Buttigieg officially kicked off his presidential bid on Sunday, starting a new phase of the campaign as one of the main candidates to watch just three months after he launched an exploratory committee to little fanfare.
“I ran for mayor in 2011 knowing that nothing like Studebaker would ever come back — but believing that we would, our city would, if we had the courage to reimagine our future. And now, I can confidently say that South Bend is back. More people are moving into South Bend than we’ve seen in a generation.“Thousands of new jobs have been added in our area, and billions in investment. There’s a long way for us to go. Life here is far from perfect.
Buttigieg, who served as an Naval intelligence officer, said his campaign would focus on freedom and national security, arguing that that included climate change, health care, and immigration fall under that rubric. Still, Buttigieg has hoped to leverage his connections to mayors across the country. Openers for his speech included Austin Mayor Steve Adler, West Sacramento Mayor Christopher Cabaldon, and Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley, all of whom argued that American mayors have a unique connection to voters.
In a bid to maintain the momentum — and avoid becoming the latest in a line of long-shot presidential candidates who faded after a brief moment of prominence — Buttigieg has moved to expand his campaign team at his South Bend headquarters and in the early primary states, as well as in a small outpost in Chicago, where a handful of staffers are based to take advantage of talent and fundraising potential in the city.
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