TONIGHT, MAYOR PETE BUTTIGIEG TELLS HARRY SMITH ABOUT HIS BIG
BUTTIGIEG TELLS HARRY SMITH ABOUT HIS BIG IDEA TO CHANGE OUR
SMITH ABOUT HIS BIG IDEA TO CHANGE OUR DEMOCRACY.
IDEA TO CHANGE OUR DEMOCRACY. >> WHAT’S YOUR BIG
DEMOCRACY. >> WHAT’S YOUR BIG IDEA?
>> WHAT’S YOUR BIG IDEA? >> TO STRENGTHEN
IDEA? >> TO STRENGTHEN AMERICAN DEMOCRACY.
>> TO STRENGTHEN AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. I’M AFRAID WE’RE
AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. I’M AFRAID WE’RE TAKING DEMOCRACY FOR
I’M AFRAID WE’RE TAKING DEMOCRACY FOR GRANTED.
TAKING DEMOCRACY FOR GRANTED. >> HE’S YOUNG, HE’S
GRANTED. >> HE’S YOUNG, HE’S OPENLY GAY.
>> HE’S YOUNG, HE’S OPENLY GAY. >> THIS IS WHERE THE
OPENLY GAY. >> THIS IS WHERE THE RENEWAL BEGAN.
>> THIS IS WHERE THE RENEWAL BEGAN. >> AND HE’S THE MAYOR
RENEWAL BEGAN. >> AND HE’S THE MAYOR OF SOUTH BEND,
>> AND HE’S THE MAYOR OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA.
OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. POPULATION, 102,000.
INDIANA. POPULATION, 102,000. >> I RECOGNIZE THE
POPULATION, 102,000. >> I RECOGNIZE THE AUDACITY OF DOING THIS
>> I RECOGNIZE THE AUDACITY OF DOING THIS AS A MIDWESTERN
AUDACITY OF DOING THIS AS A MIDWESTERN MILLENNIAL MAYOR.
AS A MIDWESTERN MILLENNIAL MAYOR. >> WE SAT DOWN WITH
MILLENNIAL MAYOR. >> WE SAT DOWN WITH MAYOR PETE AS HE’S
>> WE SAT DOWN WITH MAYOR PETE AS HE’S KNOWN IN HIS HOMETOWN
MAYOR PETE AS HE’S KNOWN IN HIS HOMETOWN AT PEG’S RESTAURANT,
KNOWN IN HIS HOMETOWN AT PEG’S RESTAURANT, THAT’S PEG.
AT PEG’S RESTAURANT, THAT’S PEG. >> AMERICA OVER TIME
THAT’S PEG. >> AMERICA OVER TIME HAS GROWN MORE
>> AMERICA OVER TIME HAS GROWN MORE DEMOCRATIC AND I THINK
HAS GROWN MORE DEMOCRATIC AND I THINK THAT’S A GOOD THING,
DEMOCRATIC AND I THINK THAT’S A GOOD THING, BUTTIST NOT IST
THAT’S A GOOD THING, BUTTIST NOT IST BUT IT’S NOT A ONE-WAY
BUTTIST NOT IST BUT IT’S NOT A ONE-WAY STREET.
BUT IT’S NOT A ONE-WAY STREET. IT’S BECOMING HARDER
STREET. IT’S BECOMING HARDER TO VOTE AND HARDER TO
IT’S BECOMING HARDER TO VOTE AND HARDER TO MAKE SURE YOUR VOTE
TO VOTE AND HARDER TO MAKE SURE YOUR VOTE COUNTS.
MAKE SURE YOUR VOTE COUNTS. >> BUTTIGIEG WANTS
COUNTS. >> BUTTIGIEG WANTS SAME-DAY VOTER
>> BUTTIGIEG WANTS SAME-DAY VOTER REGISTRATION
SAME-DAY VOTER REGISTRATION NATIONWIDE AND WANTS
REGISTRATION NATIONWIDE AND WANTS TO GRANT STATE HOOD TO
NATIONWIDE AND WANTS TO GRANT STATE HOOD TO PUERTO RICO AND
TO GRANT STATE HOOD TO PUERTO RICO AND WASHINGTON D.C. AND
PUERTO RICO AND WASHINGTON D.C. AND SAYS THE ELECTORAL
WASHINGTON D.C. AND SAYS THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE OUT LIVED
SAYS THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE OUT LIVED USEFULNESS.
COLLEGE OUT LIVED USEFULNESS. >> TWICE IN MY YOUNG
USEFULNESS. >> TWICE IN MY YOUNG LIFETIME I SEEN THE
>> TWICE IN MY YOUNG LIFETIME I SEEN THE AMERICAN PEOPLE OVER
LIFETIME I SEEN THE AMERICAN PEOPLE OVER RULED BY THE ELECTORAL
AMERICAN PEOPLE OVER RULED BY THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE.
RULED BY THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE. IT’S TIME FOR THAT TO
COLLEGE. IT’S TIME FOR THAT TO GO BECAUSE IT’S
IT’S TIME FOR THAT TO GO BECAUSE IT’S UNDEMOCRATIC.
GO BECAUSE IT’S UNDEMOCRATIC. >> THE PRESIDENCY
UNDEMOCRATIC. >> THE PRESIDENCY DECIDED BY POPULAR
>> THE PRESIDENCY DECIDED BY POPULAR VOTE EASY TO EMBRACE
DECIDED BY POPULAR VOTE EASY TO EMBRACE BY DEMOCRATS BEUT
VOTE EASY TO EMBRACE BY DEMOCRATS BEUT REPUBLICANS DEFENDING
BY DEMOCRATS BEUT REPUBLICANS DEFENDING RED STATE WILLS
REPUBLICANS DEFENDING RED STATE WILLS RECOIL.
RED STATE WILLS RECOIL. >> WHEN WE MAKE THIS
RECOIL. >> WHEN WE MAKE THIS REFORM WE SET IT TO
>> WHEN WE MAKE THIS REFORM WE SET IT TO TAKE FORM IN THE 2030s
REFORM WE SET IT TO TAKE FORM IN THE 2030s WHEN IT’S NOT CLEAR
TAKE FORM IN THE 2030s WHEN IT’S NOT CLEAR WHICH PARTY WILL
WHEN IT’S NOT CLEAR WHICH PARTY WILL BENEFIT BUT AT THE END
WHICH PARTY WILL BENEFIT BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, I THINK
BENEFIT BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, I THINK MOST AMERICANS OF ANY
OF THE DAY, I THINK MOST AMERICANS OF ANY PARTY OUGHT TO BE ABLE
MOST AMERICANS OF ANY PARTY OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO GET ON BOARD WITH
PARTY OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO GET ON BOARD WITH THE IDEA THAT ONE
TO GET ON BOARD WITH THE IDEA THAT ONE PERSON, ONE VOTE
THE IDEA THAT ONE PERSON, ONE VOTE COUNTING EQUALLY IS
PERSON, ONE VOTE COUNTING EQUALLY IS THE FAIREST WAY TO
COUNTING EQUALLY IS THE FAIREST WAY TO CHOOSE OUR PRESIDENT.
THE FAIREST WAY TO CHOOSE OUR PRESIDENT. >> HE SAYS IT WOULD
CHOOSE OUR PRESIDENT. >> HE SAYS IT WOULD STRENGTHEN OUR
>> HE SAYS IT WOULD STRENGTHEN OUR DEMOCRACY.
STRENGTHEN OUR DEMOCRACY. THE PETE BUTTIGIEG BIG
