SOUTH BEND, IN — Mayor 
Pete 
Buttigieg 
officially 
announced his candidacy for 
president of the United States 
Sunday 
afternoon 
in 
South 
Bend, Indiana. Crowds began 
to gather as early as 8 a.m. for 
the 2:30 p.m. announcement, 
with thousands of supporters 
packing into the town’s former 
Studebaker automaker factory. 
If elected, Buttigieg would 
not only be the first openly gay 
president but also the country’s 
youngest president at 37 years 
old. 
The factory building where 
the event took place stood 

as a symbol for the Buttigieg 
campaign and the triumphs 
of his mayorship. Studebaker 
shut its doors in 1963, leaving a 
devastated economy in its wake. 
Now, the former factory is being 
rebuilt as a hub for regional tech 
and business startups. 
Buttigieg was born and raised 
in South Bend. He is Harvard-
educated, a Rhodes scholar and 
an Afghanistan War veteran. 
After 
completing 
his 
tour 
overseas, he decided to return 
home to South Bend.
As 
mayor, 
Buttigieg 
has 
prided himself on his efforts to 
revitalize the town’s economy. 
He 
recognized 
South 
Bend 
would 
never 
have 
another 
Studebaker and worked to seek 
out other forms of revenue. He 

said instead of trying to return 
to the way things were he 

decided to look to the future. 
“There is no such thing 
as an honest politics that 
revolves around the word 
‘again’,” Buttigieg said. 
A number of other mayors 
came out to support Buttigieg 
at the event, including Nan 
Whaley of Dayton, Ohio, 
and Christopher Cabaldon 
of 
West 
Sacramento, 
California, 
who 
each 
delivered opening remarks. 
In their eyes, a small-town 
mayor is exactly who the 
country needs in the Oval 
Office.
Steve Adler, the mayor 
of Austin, Texas, also came 
out in support Buttigieg, a 
notable move in a primary 
that 
will 
included 
two 
Texas-based 
politicians. 
Adler refered to him as “a 
Mayor’s Mayor.”
“Wouldn’t it be great if we 
had a president who knows 
that freedom is sacred and 
sometimes ‘freedom to,’ like 
freedom to be who you are 
and to love who you want 
is as important as freedom 
from someone you fear?” 
Adler said. 

Buttigieg 
announced 
his 
campaign would be built upon 
the pillars of freedom, security 
and democracy. 
“Security 
means 
cyber 
security,” Buttegieg said. “It 
means 
election 
security. 
It 
means keeping us safe in the 
face of violent white nationalism 
rearing its ugly head. Let’s pick 
our heads up to face what might 
be the greatest security of our 
time — climate change and 
climate destruction.”
Buttigieg 
argued 
as 
a 
millennial 
he 
is 
the 
only 
candidate who will be alive to 
see the impacts of global climate 
change. He issued a challenge to 
Republican politicians.
 “If you don’t like our plans 
on climate, fine, show us yours,” 
Buttigieg said.
Public Policy senior CJ Meyer 
traveled from Ann Arbor to see 
the event. 
“The Democratic field is all 
within the same ballpark when 
it comes to policy,” Mayer wrote 
in an email interview. “What 
distinguishes Mayor Pete is his 
messaging and his language. 
He has a unique ability to frame 
policy 
challenges, 
such 
as 
climate change and healthcare, 
and American values, such as 
freedom and religion, in a way 
that no Democrat has in decades. 
Between his framing abilities 
and his impressive experience, 
he represents for both urgency 
and action, and he’s a new type 
of candidate.”
Buttigieg 
has 
gained 
momentum 
over 
the 
past 
months, already accruing nearly 
$7 million dollars in campaign 
donations but said there is 
still work ahead in a crowded 
Democratic field.
“The 
horror 
show 
in 
Washington 
is 
mesmerizing, 
it’s all consuming, but starting 
today we’re gonna change the 
channel,” Buttigieg said.

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