He is a young, homosexual and a popular mayor of South Bend, Indiana. And so want Pete Buttigieg to become AMERICA’s next president.
In a video message to his supporters say the 37-year-old Democrat, he has taken the first steps towards a præsidentkandidatur by-election in 2020.
Thus has Buttigieg taken the difficult leap from local politics to landspolitik.
Our country needs a new beginning, ” says Buttigieg, who was elected as mayor in 2011.
In the launched a presidential exploratory committee because it is a season for boldness and it is time to focus on the future. Are you ready to walk away from the politics of the past? the
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— Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) January 23, 2019
How to choose the Democrats ‘ presidential candidate
the Democratic candidates need to through a series of primaries. This process begins with a series of debates, as the party organization the DNC is staging from June this year onwards. There will be a total of 12 debates.
From February 2020 to the party’s constituents begin to give their opinion. This happens either by outright vote or vælgermøder. The first vælgermøde being in the state of Iowa 3. February.
the Democratic candidate who will challenge republican Donald Trump, crowned by a convention in July 2020.
the Presidential election will take place 3. november 2020.
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He is reserveløjtnant and has done service in Afghanistan. He made himself noticed on the national level, when he, in 2017, without luck, tried to be elected to a top position in his party.
Pete Buttigieg is the youngest democrat in the field by aspiring præsidentaspiranter. Here is an overview of the other democrats who have publicly declared that they will run for president in 2020.
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Senator Kamala Harris. Photo: AFP
Kamala Harris, 54, u.s. senator from California, has worked as a prosecutor in California before she went into politics. Harris’s central concern deals with, among other things, a tax break for the middle class, a reform of the justice system and better access to health care insurance.
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. Photo: AFP
Kirsten Gillibrand, 52, u.s. senator from New York, has marked itself as a prominent voice in the Meto-movement. Gillibrand took over in 2009 senatssædet from Hillary Clinton, who wagered on the presidential election. Gillibrand was re-elected in both 2012 and 2018.
Senator Elizabeth Warren. Photo: AFP
Elizabeth Warren, 69, u.s. senator from Massachusetts, was known for his sharp criticism of Wall Street and the banking industry in the wake of the financial crisis in 2008. She has marked itself as a champion for the middle class and requires health insurance to all americans.
The former minister Julian Castro. Photo: Reuters
Julian Castro, 44, the former mayor of San Antonio and housing minister under president Obama, has long been referred to as one of the party’s future stars and is the first candidate with a Latin background, who has volunteered in the fight for The White House in 2020.
Kongreskvinden Tulsi Gabbard. Photo: Reuters
Tulsi Gabbard, a 37-year-old congressman from Hawaii, is a veteran from the Iraq war and has focused his campaign on the issue of ‘war and peace’. She also mentions climate change and health insurance are among its causes.
Former kongresmand John Delaney. Photo. AP
John Delaney, 55, former kongresmand from Maryland, is probably the least known candidate. He has a background as an entrepreneur in the banking sector, and will work to improve the american infrastructure, a new international tax reform and better conditions for migrants.