My voting rights agenda is not that different from what you'd see in H.R. 1. — Pete Buttigieg Copy Share Image
I've never believed in running for office so you can eventually run for some other office. — Pete Buttigieg Copy Share Image
In many ways, Trump appeals to people's smallness, their fears, whatever part of them wants to look backward. — Pete Buttigieg Copy Share Image
Those of us who work in politics can only make ourselves useful if our heads are filled with things that we can… — Pete Buttigieg Copy Share Image
So, I've learned - as a young Democrat, I've learned to think cautiously before offering advice to Nancy Pelosi. — Pete Buttigieg Copy Share Image
I am a Democrat because I believe in protecting freedom, fairness, families, and the future. — Pete Buttigieg Copy Share Image
An election is supposed to be about our whole country - we can't just concentrate on those areas where people, for the… — Pete Buttigieg Copy Share Image
So much of politics is about people's relationships with themselves. You do better if you make people feel secure in who they… — Pete Buttigieg Copy Share Image
The center of gravity of the American people is way to the left of the center of gravity of Congress and, in… — Pete Buttigieg Copy Share Image
As the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, I see on a daily basis the impact of politics and policy on my family,… — Pete Buttigieg Copy Share Image
I get the urge people will have after Trump. 'Look at the chaos and the exhaustion: Wouldn't it be better to go… — Pete Buttigieg Copy Share Image
By the way, conversely, one thing I've learned in my career, beginning when I ran for mayor, is that a lot of… — Pete Buttigieg Copy Share Image
Wall-to-wall coverage of the political intrigue in Washington focuses on which Capitol Hill players won the daily news cycle, with barely any… — Pete Buttigieg Copy Share Image
The challenge in confronting Trump is that there are certain things that he does that that you have to respond to, just… — Pete Buttigieg Copy Share Image
I think a lot about intergenerational justice. Short-term versus long-term helps to explain a lot of the policy disagreements that happen between… — Pete Buttigieg Copy Share Image
Presidents going live from the Oval Office have used that platform to inform the American public, and also to do one of… — Pete Buttigieg Copy Share Image
Donald Trump got elected because, in his twisted way, he pointed out the huge troubles in our economy and our democracy. — Pete Buttigieg Copy Share Image
The challenge in confronting Trump is that there are certain things that he does that that you have to respond to, just morally. When… — Pete Buttigieg Copy Share Image
I think there's an opportunity hopefully for religion to be not so much used as a cudgel but invoked as a way of calling… — Pete Buttigieg Copy Share Image
I think people are just puzzled by why people where I'm from make the political choices sometimes that they do. — Pete Buttigieg Copy Share Image
Presidents going live from the Oval Office have used that platform to inform the American public, and also to do one of the most… — Pete Buttigieg Copy Share Image
Most people have trouble pronouncing my name, so they just call me 'Mayor Pete.' — Pete Buttigieg Copy Share Image
Greatness will come by looking forward - untethered from the politics of the past and anchored by our shared values - and by changing… — Pete Buttigieg Copy Share Image
As a mayor, my instinct is to really think about how to get something done and not to make the promise unless you have… — Pete Buttigieg Copy Share Image
You're not free if you can't marry the person you love because a county clerk is imposing his or her interpretation of religion on… — Pete Buttigieg Copy Share Image
That really important freedom in my life, the freedom to marry, came about because of choices that were made by policymakers who had power… — Pete Buttigieg Copy Share Image
To me, what's really important about the Green New Deal isn't, like, one of the elements of it: it's the concept. It's the concept… — Pete Buttigieg Copy Share Image
I am not skilled enough or energetic enough to craft a persona. I just have to be who I am and hope people like… — Pete Buttigieg Copy Share Image
Being gay isn't something you choose, but you do face choices about whether and how to discuss it. — Pete Buttigieg Copy Share Image