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Pete Buttigieg: “I was a 29 year old mayor that a lot of people wrote off and…”

Featuring: Pete Buttigieg, Democratic | Former Secretary of Transportation, Former Mayor of South Bend | National

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Pete Buttigieg: The Left's Identity Crisis, Wealth Tax, 2024 Mistakes, Plans for 2028

Published | Video Starts at 1:03:17

You know, he's got a lot of, he's got a. Views that, I mean, it's no surprise or secret that he is further left than I am in the Democratic coalition. That said, you know, I was a 29 year old mayor that a lot of people wrote off and didn't take seriously and was able to get big things done. So we're going to expect that he's going to win. Socialist experiment in the what was at least before the greatest city in America and one of the greatest cities in the world. (1:03:17–1:03:26)

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Asserts that Pete Buttigieg, as a young mayor, achieved significant accomplishments despite initial skepticism.

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