Pete Buttigieg

But I think a lot of others believe in the idea of politics as building a coalition and pulling people into a bigger picture.

But I think a lot of others believe in the idea of politics as building a coalition and pulling people into a bigger picture.

And I'm going to say some things that, you know, won't be in conformity with what every activist group in my party wants to hear.

And I'm going to say some things that, you know, won't be in conformity with what every activist group in my party wants to hear.

That's okay.

That's okay.

That's part of it.

That's part of it.

Well, this is the classic issue with going from primaries to generals, right?

Well, this is the classic issue with going from primaries to generals, right?

You are pressured to say one thing to appeal to the base in your party.

You are pressured to say one thing to appeal to the base in your party.

And then you wind up, if you're not careful, saying things that make it hard for you to have credibility in a general election when you're trying to paint a picture that the broadest number of people possible can see themselves in.

And then you wind up, if you're not careful, saying things that make it hard for you to have credibility in a general election when you're trying to paint a picture that the broadest number of people possible can see themselves in.

That's nothing new.

That's nothing new.

But one thing that has...

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.