Pete Buttigieg officially entered the crowded 2020 presidential race Sunday, marking the young Midwestern mayor's rise from political obscurity to a notable name in the Democratic field. The openly gay millennial leader's announcement capped a week of heightened media attention — driven in part by his criticisms of a fellow Hoosier, Vice President Mike Pence. "It is time to walk away from the politics of the past and toward something totally different," he said Sunday. | |
News Alert Sunday, April 14 |
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| | South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg is officially running for president in 2020 | Pete Buttigieg officially entered the crowded 2020 presidential race Sunday, marking the young Midwestern mayor's rise from political obscurity to a notable name in the Democratic field. The openly gay millennial leader's announcement capped a week of heightened media attention — driven in part by his criticisms of a fellow Hoosier, Vice President Mike Pence. "It is time to walk away from the politics of the past and toward something totally different," he said Sunday. | |
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