Saturday, March 7, 2020

3.7

1.  What was Mayor Pete's background before running for president?
Mayor of South Bend, Indiana.

2. What was the high point of Mayor Pete's campaign for president?
H was the winner of the Iowa caucuses, and he is the most successful openly gay candidate. He surged to prominence in March 2019 through the media, selling himself as an intelligent and young voice committed to reforming the political system in the US.

3. What progressive positions did he adopt in the early stages of this campaign?
Medicare-for-all, abolishing the Electoral College, creating an automatic voter registration system, giving statehood to Puerto Rico and D.C., abolishing the filibuster, packing Supreme Court with new justices

4. When Buttigieg became more moderate, what two groups of voters did he struggle with?
ideological left, black voters

5. Why did his campaign struggle after Iowa and New Hampshire?
He mainly only appealed to white voters, and Nevada and South Carolina are much more diverse than the Iowa and New Hampshire. Therefore, Buttigieg didn't have ability to continue. 

6. What was Amy Klobuchar's background before running for president?
Hennepin County attorney, then Senator of Minnesota.

7. What was the high point of her campaign for president?
She pitched herself as a much more centrist lawmaker who gets results in Congress. She also advocated for gender equality. 

8. Why was she viewed by so many as a strong presidential candidate?
She had a record for being popular in Minnesota, performing well in Trump counties. 

9. How did she perform after New Hampshire?
She didn't perform well after New Hampshire, getting 6th place in Nevada and South Carolina. 

10. What were her main issues she highlighted while running for office?
She advocated for bipartisanship and gender equality.

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