Pete Buttigieg is the poster child for a changing America

[left-of-center2012]

Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Indiana, is just one of the many Democratic candidates for president with a gold-plated resume. What makes Buttigieg real impressive is that he’s only 37. “Mayor Pete,” as he’s known, had to start early in order to build such a long resume so quickly.

As a high school senior, he won a JFK Profiles in Courage essay contest.

He went on to receive degrees from Harvard and Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar.

He served in Afghanistan in Naval Intelligence and he received a Joint Services Commendation Medal for his counterterrorism duty in a combat zone.

He was first elected as mayor of South Bend when he was only 29. He won re-election with 80 percent of the vote.

The Washington Post called him “the most interesting mayor you never heard of.”

President Obama said he was one of four Democrats who represent the future of the Democratic Party.

Buttigieg is proficient in 7 languages other than English: Norwegian, French, Spanish, Italian, Maltese, Arabic, and Dari.

Oh, and by the way, he’s gay and married.

https://www.wndu.com/home/headlines/Buttigieg-vies-for-second-term-as-South-Bend-mayor-340002362.html

[msongs]

1. yeah but some on DU want to know why he has no accomplishments that are known lol nt

[left-of-center2012]

2. "he has no accomplishments"

Seriously? Many of his accomplishments are listed in the OP.

"There's none so deaf as those who will not hear."

[IluvPitties]

3. Good guy, it seems.

Let's see him in a debate with the other candidates and we will know if he's got it or not.

[IndyOp]

9. Yes! I want to hear from Andrew, too.

We’ll see who stands out. I hope Buttigieg and/or Yang will consider VP position with a more experienced Democrat if things shake out in that direction.

I am open and excited about our candidates and I believe we do need a tectonic shift - we have no time for incrementalism.

[Generic Brad]

4. Mayor Pete is definitely a rising star

Will we be saying President Pete in two years? Time will tell.

[DavidDvorkin]

5. I heard he said something about Hillary that makes him, like, totally disqualified.

[elleng]

6. He didn't.

[DavidDvorkin]

7. Yes, I know

But that's the version that's being circulated in a panicky way by ... Well, I don't know by whom, but I can guess.

[RLG]

8. He's impressive, but I don't like the double standard regarding statewide office.

O'Rourke's detractors keep saying he should've run for the Senate seat in Texas instead of running for president.

Why doesn't Buttigieg run for state office in Indiana instead of running for president?

[elleng]

10. Because he's ready, and the country is needy.

There is NO analogy between Pete's experience and that of O'Rourke, an executive (Mayor) and a legislator.

[RLG]

12. O'Rourke isn't ready? He doesn't have experience?

A two-term mayor of a midsize city versus a three-term congressman?

It's a good thing I'm still undecided because if this is the benchmark then count me out or I'll look more to the Andrew Yangs or Stacey Abramses instead.

[elleng]

13. EXECUTIVE experience is

HUGELY different from a legislator.

[RLG]

14. If this is the case, it's no wonder NYC mayor Bill DeBlasio is thinking about running.

He has executive experience and NYC is way larger than South Bend, Indiana. Shoot, Andrew Gillum should run for president as well.

Plus, wasn't O'Rourke on the El Paso city council? It's not like he doesn't know about small cities.

[IndyOp]

11. He won't win Indiana, I think. He would be wasted at state level -

The State House is deep, deep red thanks to gerrymandering.

I don’t know why others were complaining about Beto - I take him seriously and should look at his record in Congress more carefully than I have to date.

[marylandblue]

15. I think O'Rourke is fine. Our candidate needs to be a good communicator.

I'm with Pete because I think he's the best communicator of everyone, but O'Rourke is good too. Resumes don't win election, people do.