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 gap left by blacks and leftists during Iowa and Nevada, but afterwards the race expanded to more diverse states and his campaign started to falter.
6. What was Amy Klobuchar's background before running for president?
Klobuchar, who was a Hennepin County attorney before she was elected to the Senate in 2006, is a hugely popular lawmaker in Minnesota and was once viewed as one of the candidates best poised to reach voters in the Midwest.
7. What was the high point of her campaign for president?
She has a record of handily winning elections (and Trump counties) in her home state of Minnesota, a state she likes to point out also has a history of electing to executive office controversial figures with a penchant for drama, like former Gov. Jesse Ventura.
8. Why was she viewed by so many as a strong presidential candidate?
Klobuchar’s past performance had been cited as a central reason she could have been a strong presidential candidate: In 2018, she overwhelmingly won reelection in Minnesota and performed strongly in more than 40 counties that also went for Trump in 2016.
9. How did she perform after New Hampshire?
Her decision to drop out follows disappointing performances in both Nevada and South Carolina, where she failed to pick up backing from voters of color and came in sixth in both states.
10. What were her main issues she highlighted while running for office?
During her time as a candidate, she repeatedly highlighted issues tied to gender equity including the double standard that men and women face in order to be considered seriously as lawmakers.
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.
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.
He struggled with enemies the ideological left and among black voters of all ideological stripes, among whom he could never gain any traction.
He managed to make up the gap left by blacks and leftists during Iowa and Nevada, but afterwards the race expanded to more diverse states and his campaign started to falter.
Klobuchar, who was a Hennepin County attorney before she was elected to the Senate in 2006, is a hugely popular lawmaker in Minnesota and was once viewed as one of the candidates best poised to reach voters in the Midwest.
7. What was the high point of her campaign for president?
She has a record of handily winning elections (and Trump counties) in her home state of Minnesota, a state she likes to point out also has a history of electing to executive office controversial figures with a penchant for drama, like former Gov. Jesse Ventura.
8. Why was she viewed by so many as a strong presidential candidate?
Klobuchar’s past performance had been cited as a central reason she could have been a strong presidential candidate: In 2018, she overwhelmingly won reelection in Minnesota and performed strongly in more than 40 counties that also went for Trump in 2016.
9. How did she perform after New Hampshire?
Her decision to drop out follows disappointing performances in both Nevada and South Carolina, where she failed to pick up backing from voters of color and came in sixth in both states.
10. What were her main issues she highlighted while running for office?
During her time as a candidate, she repeatedly highlighted issues tied to gender equity including the double standard that men and women face in order to be considered seriously as lawmakers.
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