Pete Buttigieg fuses liberalism and tradition

[Skidmore]

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2019/04/20/pete-buttigieg-fuses-liberalism-and-tradition

ewton’s third law of motion also helps predict America’s presidential succession. After Richard Nixon’s sleaze, voters picked a Georgian Sunday School teacher who promised never ever to lie to them. After eight years of interracial progress and cool intellectualism from Barack Obama, they chose Donald Trump. Whoever succeeds him is liable to be as different from the know-nothing New Yorker as it is possible to imagine. For a growing number of excited Democrats, this points to Pete Buttigieg.

The 37-year-old mayor of South Bend, Indiana, is the anti-Trump of the moment. A Harvard and Oxford graduate, he is a gifted musician, linguist and scholar. He is also unfailingly genial and, for a politician, almost bashful about his achievements. Given that his main claim to the presidency, which he only recently became old enough to occupy, is his experience running Indiana’s fourth biggest city, he might seem to have little choice. Even so, at a packed rally in Brooklyn this week, the gracious way he referred to his recent rise in the Democratic primary pack was refreshing....

[Lucky Luciano]

1. The thing about mayor pete. He sounds like an all around fascinating guy...

...I actually don’t know his positions at all though. I haven’t read anything on du re his positions...just that he is a gentleman and a scholar (which scores a lot of points with me!). Given his scholarship and demeanor, I sure hope his positions align with mine! Right now I still lean Bernie and his ideals, but I’m open minded.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. An excellent article! Thanks for posting it, Skidmore. n/t

[patricia92243]

3. This is the first drawing of him I've seen. Not bad.