Buttigieg Formally Joins 2020 Race, Calling for New Generation of Leaders
- He’d be youngest and first openly gay president, if elected
- Midwest mayor says nation needs break from politics of past
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Mayor Pete Buttigieg, an underdog in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary race who’s seen an uptick in support in recent weeks, called for a new generation of American leadership as he became the 18th candidate to formally join the fold.
Speaking from a building with ties to America’s industrial past that’s now being re-purposed to house technology companies and other jobs of the future, the 37-year-old sold himself as unique in a field crowded with Washington lawmakers and longtime politicians.