Pete Buttigieg ran an unprecedented presidential campaign, starting the race as a small-town mayor and going on to win the most delegates from the Iowa caucus and effectively tie in the New Hampshire primary. Buttigieg was both the first openly gay and first millennial candidate to win either of these contests. Perhaps informed by his age, Buttigieg campaigned on an economic agenda that would position the United States for long-term prosperity. For his supporters now looking to support one of the remaining candidates, which offers the most similar vision?
Of the leading Democrats running for president, Buttigieg had a unique appreciation for the long-term challenges facing the country. He more than anyone else sought to hold the Trump administration accountable for plunging the federal government into trillion-dollar deficits as far as the eye could see, and made a compelling case for why Democrats should seize the mantle of fiscal responsibility abdicated by Washington Republicans in the age of Trump.
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