"Pete Buttigieg Is "The One To Watch," Last Guy Trump Wants To See On His Turf"

[left-of-center2012]

RADDATZ:
And -- and Alex, I want to turn to 2020, which is the shadow over everything we do. The president seems most concerned about Joe Biden, tweeting about him -- and we'll talk about that in a minute ... But should someone like Pete Buttigieg, who we just saw, be a threat? He's on Fox News, he's a military veteran. Is that the kind of person they (Trump 2020) should be looking at?

CASTELLANOS:
I think the president's been very clear that the last guy he wants to see on his turf on Fox News is Pete Buttigieg and there's a real reason for that. Joe Biden has middle class, working class potential. He's not playing just to the 40 percent of the Democratic party but says it's liberal or ultra liberal.

There’s another 52 percent of the Democratic party says it's moderate to conservative. That's Biden's lane. He's about the only guy in there, except for crossover Pete Buttigieg, the South Bend mayor who talks about working people and their pain and how the elites have let them down.

So yes, right now Iowa, the latest survey there has Biden and -- and Bernie at 24, Buttigieg in third place at 14. I could easily see Biden shrinking and the guy who fills that -- when Democrats start looking for an alternative to Bernie, it may well be Buttigieg. I think he's the one to watch.

Video at:
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/05/26/alex_castellanos_pete_buttigieg_is_the_one_to_watch_last_guy_trump_wants_to_see_on_his_turf.html

[customerserviceguy]

1. Pete's definitely in Joe's lane

The only reason I'm still undecided is because I'm waiting for the debate showdown between two of them. I presume that the field will be winnowed out by the time of the SC primary, and they will be two of the half dozen or so still left standing.

[redstateblues]

2. Any analysis by a Republican operative is suspect

They think we are dumb enough to not see their real agenda. Castellanos is one of the worst.

[Cracklin Charlie]

3. Thanks!

I was sure this was the play, but I didn’t want to click the link.

So obvious.

[marylandblue]

4. Us Buttigieg backers made the same analysis before any Republican did.

[mtnsnake]

5. I agree. I think Trump fears Mayor Pete right now more than anyone.