Background:
- Born in South Bend, Indiana
- 37 years old
- Majored in History and Literature at Harvard University
- President of Harvard’s Institute of Policy Student Advisory Committee
Resume:
- Naval Intelligence officer 2009-2017
- Mayor of South Bend, Indiana (2012-present)
- Youngest Mayor in South Bend History
Pros:
- In favor of universal background checks
- Wants to end the electoral college
- In favor of DACA
- In favor of gradually moving to a Medicare 4 all healthcare system
- First openly gay candidate
- Strong supporter of LGBTQ rights
Cons:
- Doesn’t have any major policy proposals on any major issues
- Empty platitudes with not much substance
- Polls at 0% with black people
- Fired South Bend black police chief while the officer was trying to investigate racist cops under his command
- 36% of campaign $$$ comes from large individual donors
- Was mayor of a city of 100k compared to a country of 330 million