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| Pete Buttigieg officially launches his 2020 US presidential bid | Pete Buttigieg officially launches his 2020 US presidential bid |
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| Pete Buttigieg has officially launched his bid to become the Democratic Party nominee for the 2020 presidential election and challenge Donald Trump for the White House. | Pete Buttigieg has officially launched his bid to become the Democratic Party nominee for the 2020 presidential election and challenge Donald Trump for the White House. |
| He held his launch event in South Bend, the Indiana town where he has served as mayor since 2012. | He held his launch event in South Bend, the Indiana town where he has served as mayor since 2012. |
| Setting out his vision to "re-imagine our future", he promised a "totally different" politics from Mr Trump. | Setting out his vision to "re-imagine our future", he promised a "totally different" politics from Mr Trump. |
| Should he win, Mr Buttigieg would be the first openly gay US president. | Should he win, Mr Buttigieg would be the first openly gay US president. |
| At 37, he is the youngest entrant in a crowded field of Democratic candidates that features Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, 77, and 69-year-old Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren. | |
| Despite his relative inexperience, the former Rhodes Scholar has surged in the polls in recent weeks, propelling him from the margins to the front of the pack. | Despite his relative inexperience, the former Rhodes Scholar has surged in the polls in recent weeks, propelling him from the margins to the front of the pack. |
| In a veiled attack on the Trump administration, he railed against the "myth being sold" be those who sought to "stop the clock and turn it back". | In a veiled attack on the Trump administration, he railed against the "myth being sold" be those who sought to "stop the clock and turn it back". |
| "It is time to walk away from the politics of the past and toward something totally different," he told supporters at his launch event. | "It is time to walk away from the politics of the past and toward something totally different," he told supporters at his launch event. |
| His campaign has so far focused on gun control, climate change and LGBT rights and other progressive issues he hopes will appeal to millennial voters. | His campaign has so far focused on gun control, climate change and LGBT rights and other progressive issues he hopes will appeal to millennial voters. |
| Mr Buttigieg's track record as mayor of South Bend, which has seen a struggling economy improve during his tenure, has also earned him plaudits. | Mr Buttigieg's track record as mayor of South Bend, which has seen a struggling economy improve during his tenure, has also earned him plaudits. |
| 'Audacious bid' | 'Audacious bid' |
| Since announcing his presidential run in January, Mr Buttigieg has garnered a wave of attention from the media and voters, raising more than $7m (£5.3m) in funds in the first quarter of 2019. | Since announcing his presidential run in January, Mr Buttigieg has garnered a wave of attention from the media and voters, raising more than $7m (£5.3m) in funds in the first quarter of 2019. |
| Analysts believe he could appeal to both moderates and progressives in the Democratic Party. | Analysts believe he could appeal to both moderates and progressives in the Democratic Party. |
| However, opinion polls in Iowa and New Hampshire last week put Mr Buttigieg third in both states, behind Bernie Sanders and former Vice-President Joe Biden. | However, opinion polls in Iowa and New Hampshire last week put Mr Buttigieg third in both states, behind Bernie Sanders and former Vice-President Joe Biden. |
| At the rally, Mr Buttigieg sought to differentiate himself from rivals as a candidate taking the "long view", especially on issues such as climate change. | At the rally, Mr Buttigieg sought to differentiate himself from rivals as a candidate taking the "long view", especially on issues such as climate change. |
| "I recognise the audacity of doing this as a Midwestern millennial mayor," he said. | "I recognise the audacity of doing this as a Midwestern millennial mayor," he said. |
| "More than a little bold… But we live in a moment that compels us each to act. The forces changing our country today are tectonic." | "More than a little bold… But we live in a moment that compels us each to act. The forces changing our country today are tectonic." |
| More than a dozen rivals are running to be the Democratic Party candidate for the presidential election in November 2020. | More than a dozen rivals are running to be the Democratic Party candidate for the presidential election in November 2020. |
| The process of selecting a nominee will begin early next year. | The process of selecting a nominee will begin early next year. |