Pete Buttigieg

Described an economy where "it's too easy for the wealthy and too hard to work your way up."

Opposed Medicaid cuts and efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act at a January 2026 town hall in Wisconsin.

Said people with criminal records "need to be deported and/or dealt with," but criticized enforcement against long-term, taxpaying residents.

Called for restoring a federal right to abortion at a May 2025 town hall in Iowa.

Said the 2025 budget law gave "tax breaks for billionaires" and that harming most Americans to help the wealthiest was "unacceptable."

Said trust "between law enforcement and citizens, is earned" and that policing depends on public trust in officers.

Says he supports and stands up for public education.

Said he remained "fired up" about electric vehicles and that government should invest with commitment matching automakers'.

Said Trump launched a "war of choice" in Iran that ignores American law and has no plan for what comes next.

Said the Biden administration used tariffs more sparingly and that tariffs need to lead to manufacturing job gains.

After the Uvalde shooting, called gun violence "a horrific scourge" and rejected focusing on school doorways as the answer.

Says "safety regulation is important" for AI and that policy must also answer job displacement.