1. What was Mayor Pete's background before running for president?
He was mayor of South Bend, Indiana. He was also the most successful openly gay candidate.
2. What was the high point of Mayor Pete's campaign for president?
He won the Iowa caucus, which was historically a very important step for a winning Democratic nominee.
3. What progressive positions did he adopt in the early stages of this campaign?
He wanted to abolish the electoral college by creating automatic voter registration and give statehood to Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.
4. When Buttigieg became more moderate, what two groups of voters did he struggle with?
Competing in the moderate lane, he alienated the ideological left and black voters in general.
5. Why did his campaign struggle after Iowa and New Hampshire?
6. What was Amy Klobuchar's background before running for president?
Minnesota Senator
7. What was the high point of her campaign for president?
She finished third in New Hampshire. Her moderate stance gained traction during the debates.
8. Why was she viewed by so many as a strong presidential candidate?
She has made big moves in Congress through bipartisan bills and efficacious policy. As a woman, her victory in her Senate election and reelection showed that she was a viable politician that could fill the Presidential position.
9. How did she perform after New Hampshire?
Similarly to Pete, she could not pull votes in places with diversity in Nevada and South Carolina.
10. What were her main issues she highlighted while running for office?
He was mayor of South Bend, Indiana. He was also the most successful openly gay candidate.
2. What was the high point of Mayor Pete's campaign for president?
He won the Iowa caucus, which was historically a very important step for a winning Democratic nominee.
3. What progressive positions did he adopt in the early stages of this campaign?
He wanted to abolish the electoral college by creating automatic voter registration and give statehood to Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.
4. When Buttigieg became more moderate, what two groups of voters did he struggle with?
Competing in the moderate lane, he alienated the ideological left and black voters in general.
5. Why did his campaign struggle after Iowa and New Hampshire?
When he encountered majority black electorates, he struggled to get any votes, which stumped his progress towards a majority delegate count.
Minnesota Senator
7. What was the high point of her campaign for president?
She finished third in New Hampshire. Her moderate stance gained traction during the debates.
8. Why was she viewed by so many as a strong presidential candidate?
She has made big moves in Congress through bipartisan bills and efficacious policy. As a woman, her victory in her Senate election and reelection showed that she was a viable politician that could fill the Presidential position.
9. How did she perform after New Hampshire?
Similarly to Pete, she could not pull votes in places with diversity in Nevada and South Carolina.
10. What were her main issues she highlighted while running for office?
- massive infrastructure plan at modernizing broadband and roads
- 100-day list on reducing prescription drug prices and rejoining Paris climate accord
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