Pete Buttigieg

I think both parties have their contradictions and that's definitely true for my party.

I think both parties have their contradictions and that's definitely true for my party.

I mean, the way I view it is one of the biggest problems we have as a society

I mean, the way I view it is one of the biggest problems we have as a society

is this level of inequality we've hit.

is this level of inequality we've hit.

Historically, there's no evidence that any republic can reach this level of equality to hold onto it and continue to be a republic.

Historically, there's no evidence that any republic can reach this level of equality to hold onto it and continue to be a republic.

And so the question is, what do you do about it?

And so the question is, what do you do about it?

And you've got obviously a socialist left that says the answer is socialism.

And you've got obviously a socialist left that says the answer is socialism.

You've got Republicans who tend to say, this is not a problem at all.

You've got Republicans who tend to say, this is not a problem at all.

Then you got where I think of as the center, or at least what I would like to be the center of my party, which is saying, yeah, we've got to do things.

Then you got where I think of as the center, or at least what I would like to be the center of my party, which is saying, yeah, we've got to do things.

We got to lean in.

We got to lean in.

We got to use the tools of the state, not in a socialist way, but in a way to try to have things be more balanced in this country.

We got to use the tools of the state, not in a socialist way, but in a way to try to have things be more balanced in this country.