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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
'Just go ahead. Let's do this.' Dem presidential contender Pete Buttigieg takes on protester...
‘Just go ahead. Let’s do this.’ Democratic presidential contender Pete Buttigieg takes on protester at Chicago fundraiser.
By Bill Ruthhart
Chicago Tribune |
Jan 25, 2020 | 6:02 PM
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The former South Bend mayor, whose second term ended earlier this month, then went on to acknowledge some of the shortcomings of his tenure on the issue, including not recruiting and retaining enough black officers.
“I’m not standing up here, as I hope to earn your vote, saying that I have earned it by getting everything perfect, that racism, poverty, homelessness and exclusion have come to an end in my city during my time as mayor any more than they’ve come to an end anywhere,” Buttigieg told the protester. “But we have made so much progress.”
He then emphasized that he has support from minorities in South Bend, some of whom he’s featured in campaign ads and brought on the campaign trail with him in recent weeks.
“The president doesn’t have any more of a magic solution than a mayor does, but there are concrete things that have to be done using the powers of the presidency to deliver greater justice, especially when it comes to issues around race. It matters,” Buttigieg told the almost entirely white crowd. “And I am asking voters to send in somebody who knows the good, the bad and the ugly, who knows what is at stake and what can be done in order to get these things done.”
Buttigieg’s winding answer was met with a loud and long round of applause.
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If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
