Pete Buttigieg

But one thing that has...

happened more and more and more is that that's happening in more and more races.

happened more and more and more is that that's happening in more and more races.

So the presidency is always a little bit like this, but the presidency is also the one that gets painted in the broadest strokes because it's a campaign for the whole country.

So the presidency is always a little bit like this, but the presidency is also the one that gets painted in the broadest strokes because it's a campaign for the whole country.

And it's all the different jostling around all the issues and all the groups all boiled down into two people running for one office.

And it's all the different jostling around all the issues and all the groups all boiled down into two people running for one office.

But where I think this actually hurts us the most

But where I think this actually hurts us the most

is in Congress.

is in Congress.

So we've got 435 seats in the House.

So we've got 435 seats in the House.

Last time I checked, less than one out of 10 of them is considered to be seriously competitive, at best, like less than 40 are actually competitive, which means in nine out of 10 races,

Last time I checked, less than one out of 10 of them is considered to be seriously competitive, at best, like less than 40 are actually competitive, which means in nine out of 10 races,

The primary is pretty much it.

The primary is pretty much it.

So you never even have to bother thinking about whether some stance you took in the primary is going to make it harder for you to work across the aisle or harder to win people over or bring them together in the general.

So you never even have to bother thinking about whether some stance you took in the primary is going to make it harder for you to work across the aisle or harder to win people over or bring them together in the general.

Because these districts are so gerrymandered, right, that all you have to worry about is your right flank if you're a Republican or your left flank if you're a Democrat.