Pete Buttigieg Says Marco Rubio Will Never Recover From This Lie | Bulwark Podcast

Democrats tend to defend the institutions that Trump is tearing apart, but Pete Buttigieg says the party should be focusing on the bigger, deeper structural problems the country is facing and the need for political reform. The kind of radical institutional changes he’d like to see include: expanding SCOTUS and the House of Representatives, statehood for Washington, D.C., and directly electing the president by popular vote. Plus, Pete gets candid about the “most fucked-up thing” that’s ever happened to his family, the big opportunity for Dems in Iowa in November, and Pete’s stumping for candidates in places where Fox News reigns. Pete Buttigieg joined Tim Miller in Des Moines. Show notes: Here is a list provided by Pete Buttigieg of candidates he has endorsed in the 2026 election cycle: https://www.thebulwark.com/api/v1/file/32299490-794d-426d-aef6-2c96c97b3f39.pdf Become a Bulwark Youtube Plus Member here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG4Hp1KbGw4e02N7FpPXDgQ/join Timestamps: 00:00:00 Pete Buttigieg on the Energy in Iowa Democrats 00:03:13 Reacting to Another Deadly ICE Shooting 00:15:40 Marco Rubio Will Never Recover From This Lie 00:16:22 Why Democrats Must Fight for Political Reform 00:22:34 Breaking Free From Defending Broken Institutions 00:33:12 Getting Money Out of Politics and Court Reform 00:37:41 Popular Vote, the Electoral College, and Mitt Romney 00:45:23 Should Democrats Pursue Accountability in 2029 00:49:11 Buttigieg Opens Up About the CPS Incident 01:02:38 A Lighter Moment: Stories About the Kids 01:08:10 Candidates Buttigieg Is Excited About This Cycle 01:11:13 Winning Back Trump Voters in 2026