Opinion: Four hurdles for Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg claims the higher ground. By Jonathan Capehart Jonathan Capehart Opinion writer focusing on the intersection of social and cultural issues and politics Email Bio Follow Opinion writer April 16 at 11:29 AM Have you noticed something? All that Beto-mania, that quasi-inexplicable adoration for former congressman Beto O’Rourke , has given way to a predictable frenzy over Democratic Mayor Pete Buttigeg of South Bend, Ind.
The first hurdle is going to be no problem: the June debate. As we have seen, Buttigieg fields any question with a thoughtfulness and directness that feel authentic. On a stage with rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination, he will more than hold his own on articulating policies and a vision to lead a post-Trump America.
The third hurdle is tougher than it may seem right now: Can he take a sucker punch? Buttigieg is not afraid of a fight. Just look at his scrappy back-and-forth with fellow Hoosier Vice President Pence over the former governor’s embrace of President Trump and his anti-LGBTQ record. And I’m sure Buttigieg will be able to handle incoming from fellow Democrats and other progressives taking aim at him. It’s the sucker punch from Trump I’m wondering about.
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