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Let’s Take a Look at Housing in Mayor Pete’s South Bend, Indiana.
1,000 houses in 1,000 days?
Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana seems to represent everything that the mainstream media likes and values in a democratic presidential candidate. As an ex military man, and openly gay Ivy League educated Rhodes Scholar from the Midwest, “Mayor Pete” certainly checks all the boxes that make up an interesting politician. That being said, I’m not sure anyone expected a small-city mayor to make such a meteoric rise in the race to be our nation’s President. But with newfound fame and popularity comes newfound scrutiny, and Buttigieg has not been exempt from this.
On the “Meet Pete” section of his website peteforamerica.com, Buttigieg calls for “a future in which every American has the freedom to live a life of their choosing; where our republic grows more and not less democratic; where racial justice is reality and not a dream; where we’ve put an end to endless war; where we’ve summoned national will to meet the challenge of climate change; where everyone has the health care they need; and where everyone has the chance to find purpose and belonging in our economy and our country.”
The website goes on to tout his accomplishments as Mayor of South Bend, and claims that “Pete emphasized building a South Bend community where every…
