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Blog Post 3.7 - "The Drop Outs"
1. What was Mayor Pete's background before running for president? He was The former South Bend, Indiana, mayor. 2. What was the high point of Mayor Pete's campaign for president? The high point of his campaign was when he managed to win Iowa and come in for a strong second place in New Hampshire before his ultimate withdrawal. 3. What progressive positions did he adopt in the early stages of this campaign? He appealed to more progressive Democrats by endorsing institutional reforms like abolishing the Electoral College, creating an automatic voter registration system, and giving statehood to Puerto Rico and Washington, DC. 4. When Buttigieg became more moderate, what two groups of voters did he struggle with? He struggled with enemies the ideological left and among black voters of all ideological stripes, among whom he could never gain any traction. 5. Why did his campaign struggle after Iowa and New Hampshire? He managed to make up the ...
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