Pete Buttigieg Airs First TV Campaign Ad: WATCH

“As a veteran and a mayor I’ve seen what we can do when we have each others backs,” is the voice over that begins Pete Buttigieg’s first TV campaign ad launched in Iowa and via digital and social media.

According to Politico, “The campaign said the ad is backed by a ‘significant’ buy. Advertising Analytics has tracked over $210,000 in Iowa TV ad reservations by Buttigieg so far over the next week and a half, a number that could go up as the campaign starts its major advertising effort. This week, Buttigieg crisscrossed Iowa to open 20 new field offices, and he has added another 30 on-the-ground staffers, bringing him to more than 100 organizers in the state. The campaign also opened 12 new field offices in New Hampshire this week.”

In a 30-second voice-over, the South Bend, Ind., mayor says that in “today’s divided America, we’re at each other’s throats.”

“Our rivers and oceans are rising. Health care costs are soaring, and our kids are learning active shooter drills before they learn to read,” Buttigieg says in the ad. “To meet these challenges and to defeat this president, we need real solutions, not more polarization.”

The night before, Buttigieg told Stephen Colbert on CBS’ The Late Show, “It is important for me to convey how I’m different from the others. It’s not just a matter of style, it’s also a matter of approach. It’s why I’m not making the same promises that some of the candidates to my left are.”

Watch the spot below.