My guess is that, if elected, he will surround himself with smart, insightful people. Buttigieg is tomorrow, not yesterday.

bit already, not rump...rump is too lazy.

I don’t think we have to worry to much about him being able to grasp foreign policy or any other policy. He’s also smart enough to know who to hire to help him on any subject.

i have NO IDEA who i think would #1- have best chance to WIN and #2- be the 'best' president.


Maybe we need a committee- (Can you imaging all those people in a room trying to agree on something? Bernie would blow a gut. ( NO critisicm of Bernie intended)

pick! Like so many of us have said, I will wholeheartedly support our candidates (the vp too) in the end, to remove the orange stain out of the WH.

we’ve been at war for the last 20 years, perhaps experience is exactly what we don’t need.

Perhaps having a President who has actually experienced those conflicts in a personal and visceral way will provide a unique perspective that we've never had in that office for more than 20 years.

I agree Docreed. Pete brings a new perspective to the table, worthy of recognition.

I want to listen to musicians who don't know a thing about music to play Tchaikovsky's Symphony #4.

"Perhaps the experience of professional musicians is exactly what Tchaikovsky doesn't need."

Our national foreign policy is more like a group of pissed off elementary school kids on their first day with their recorders.

We need politicians who have been trained in life, not insider politics.

Welcome to DU, progressiveradical

I think his life training through his experiences are far superior to those who've been in office their whole lives. THATS "insider politics"

I do think he'd have a tough time getting enough to win, hence my choice of another "insider". For now.

in DC...and they do it without letting the “life” crowd in on what they’re doing.

is not a bad thing, it is not a good thing it is barely a thing. I'm saying this after spending years in the Army and dealing with exactly that type of officer everyday.

He may have been very good at the job I don't know. But the job would be the middle management/consultant work that everyone is familiar with. As we would say in the Army "he went to work in a green suit". It is an important job.

But what I find most interesting is that we know so little about it. Not even how well he did it. This should be a defining part of his life and we really know so very little.

POTUS involves massive management and multi-tasking, the person ought to have experience, like a governor or managing a large business, even. That’s an issue I have with Pete at this point in his career...

Like the US Navy would put a HarvardOxford, bi-lingual young recruit anywhere else but intelligence. It’s the proper fit. He spoke Arabic, that’s where he would be.

Said this USAF vet.

Opp

A reserve navel officer in intelligence I an army command would be Photo analysis. Maybe some signals and coordination.

It reads like a standard bootlicker endorsement. I don't think that of Pete at all.

We won’t miss ya.

Havent seen any criticisms of his leadership by anyone who served with him. Yet.

An educated ticket puncher/resume builder that floats through with no impact.

Do you think that's a fair assessment? If not, then why do you view it as different?

Mayor Buttigieg was a Navy an intelligence officer. As a result, he will not only be interested in any intelligence reports, he will understand them and know the questions to be asked.

Mayor Buttigieg joined the Navy Reserve because of his concern that military service was not being equally shared across race and economic lines. He did not develop bone-spurs when he received mobilization orders. Service of this country in war is a good and honorable thing. Such service is not "barely a thing."

It is unfortunate that you had a bad experience with your Army service but after my twenty-eight years of service, I am at a loss to know what is meant by "that type of officer." I encountered all types of people in the Army - some great people and some less so - rather like America.

I honestly haven't paid a lot of attention to Pete, but given his Iowa success, i am more interested in his bio. From what I've read here (and I will be reading more on him I am sure), his military backgroundis quite an asset. We are going to need a very intelligent President to deal with the mess we will be facing, post-Trump.

There is a lot to recommend Buttigege (the fact that I have to look up the spelling of his name every time notwithstanding). He is the anti-Trump. He's an intelligent, gay, one-time married, sincerely religious, well-read, polyglot, veteran.

If Buttigege could find some way to gain support among AAs - enough support to translate into general election enthusiasm - I'd be on the Pete Bandwagon playing my horn for all I was worth.

The only AA folks I know well enough to discuss politics are my age - i.e. old. Old AAs in my part of the world are deeply religious and they just can't get over the gay part.

How is it working out for you?

Since I had little to do with their election, they don’t work for me one way or another.

Hahaha

candidate for sure.

But who might I be referencing?

the way Obama did with -- WAIT FOR IT!!! -- Biden.


rocktivity

By blood pressure dropped to normal when he was speaking.

I saw snippets of Pete and Amy, both of which seemed like (sorry) empty rhetorical stumping to me. But what could they say, I suppose, they were expecting to be able to say something to their teams and the public. Oh, I saw part of Yang’s, too, and liked his. Personal taste, I guess, but he seemed less staged/more authentic.

Compare Pete to Trump.

... how he did not rant and rave about the process. I think voters want some calmness.

and he also explained that the way the caucuses were conducted out in open where everyone present could observe results and with his staffers present that gives him optimism

in the fact that he believes he won the state. I hope he did, because i like Pete and also because the alternative likely isn't very appealing.

He's got what it takes.

He outclasses many of the older politicians. IQ45 can't come close. Compare PB with that video of trump acting out like a six year old on Sunday.

And Melignia has the wrong hand over her heart.

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article239918518.html

I sincerely like many of them.

Switched over to him today, and made my first donation to his campaign this morning, and signed up for his campaign notifications.

I do still have a lot of concern on if he can actually swing the critical swing states, there aren't many polls that have included him in the vs trump match-ups, but the ones there are don't inspire huge confidence.. but he hadn't really had the national stage yet, and the way he speaks, I think he can overcome that given the platform.

I think Trump will be terrified to actually debate him, and won't even agree or join in any debates against a Candidate Buttigieg.

I think Pete would also have some GREAT.. ammo.. to bring to the fight. I'd sooooo love to hear him retort "I served, I didn't have bone spurs".. I'd toss an extra donation to him just to see trumps face at that one alone.

If he's going to really go for it, he needs to start getting his campaign ground game in high gear in the swing states. If he can get a few polls out there showing him beating trump in them, I've a strong feeling that will give him a big bump. There's a lot of people that are really looking at the EC map this time around.. much more so than normal.

I started with Kamala went to Warren and then Pete. I did switch several months ago.

I think he gives us the best chance to beat Trump and its not close. Just watch his speech last night. He preforms way better than the other candidates on stage - in speeches and debates. The guy is so smart and speaks so well.

Once people get to know him they flock to his side.

of Representatives; he would be a great addition to the House.

"He should run for the house"?

The guy is in a Presidential campaign and might have won Iowa or finished 2nd. Is out raising everyone other than Bernie in money and you dismiss him like that?

I'd vote for him in a heartbeat.

Damn impressive young man. Said all along my dream ticket would be Warren/Buttigieg and I've seen or heard nothing to change my mind.

1) He can connect with black voters.
2) His sexual orientation will not be a significant factor in the general.

It's bizarre. If you like Pete and his platform, vote for Pete. Why base it on what others think?

My biggest concern in this election is winning in November. I could be happy with most all of our candidates but my vote will go to the one who has the best chance of beating Trump. I like Pete but I see some weaknesses with black voters and with the GOP exploiting his being a gay man. Perhaps Im wrong.. and I am willing to listen to others who think differently. I don't think that is bizarre at all.

my vote being swayed by what "black voters" (or any other group) may think or what the GOP may exploit. The GOP will seize on whatever they can and attempt to tear down all of our candidates. Think Gore, Obama, Hillary. Hell, they tried to portray John Kerry and Max Cleland as unpatriotic - there is no depth to which they won't sink.

I'm just finding this whole concept of my vote being swayed by others rather fascinating, but I guess to each his or her own.

Electability is one of the most critical factors in this election.

Is there any doubt that if Wesley Clark had been the Democratic nominee in 2004 that some version of the Swift Boat Veterans for the Truth would have leveled wild and untruthful allegations against him?

and rather than Deplorables wearing purple band-aids, it would have been something else. Ugh, God, those were disgusting times. Still are, sadly.

People who hold that against him are probably voting for tRump anyway

Abe raised a good point.
Uncomfortable for sure, but it's out there.
In a largely black and latino area here and just reporting my personal observations, but many here would never vote for a gay man.
Wouldn't even consider it.
They'll hold their nose and vote Trump or more likely not vote at all.
Again, it's a shame, but it's true.

It does appear attitudes have changed substantially over the past decade or so where sexual orientation is not an issue for the vast majority of voters. I hope that holds true if Pete is our nominee. He certainly is an impressive candidate who would match up well against Trump.

No surprise from me