'Nominate a... forward-thinking, inclusive, new generation, young, good-looking mayor,” jokes presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg, the 37-year-old gay mayor of South Bend, Indiana, took his presidential candidacy to San Francisco Friday night, where he told a crowd the secret to avoiding a re-election of President Donald Trump.
The 37-year-old two-term mayor — who would become the youngest president ever, if elected — is admittedly inexperienced when it comes to holding office at the national level. But he has branded himself to try and standout from the crowded Democratic field as someone who places practicality over ideology.
Buttigieg has risen in the polls in recent months, climbing to 2.2 percent, above Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar, entrepreneur Andrew Yang, former secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro, former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Washington Governor Jay Inslee, according to Real Clear Politics.
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