taking shape. one person exploring the race now is the mayor of south bend, indiana. pete buttigieg now with an exploratory committee looking into the race joins us now. he's a veteran from afghanistan and the author of "shortest way home: one mayor's challenge and a model for america's future." you can look at the cover of the book here. i asked if they don't sell suit jackets in south bend. thanks for being with us. >> thank you. >> we asked democratic voters what they think is the most important trade now or extremely important for the democratic nominee. number one is a good chance to beat president trump. so why do you think you have the best chance in the democratic field to beat president trump? >> coming from a party that seemed to have lost touch in the last -- i'm talking about my party, the democratic party. seemed to have lost touch in the last election with the middle of the country. maybe it makes sense to have more voices from the industrial