The Perfect Foil to Trump

[babylonsister]

https://politicalwire.com/2019/04/05/the-perfect-foil-to-trump/

The Perfect Foil to Trump
April 5, 2019 at 1:05 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard

Andrew Sullivan: “Trump would be the oldest president in history at 74; Buttigieg would be the youngest at 39. Trump landed in politics via his money and celebrity after years in the limelight; Buttigieg is the mayor of a midsize midwestern town, unknown until a few weeks ago. Trump is a pathological, malevolent narcissist from New York, breaking all sorts of norms. Buttigieg is a modest, reasonable pragmatist, and a near parody of normality. Trump thrives on a retro heterosexual persona; Buttigieg appears to be a rather conservative, married homosexual. Trump is a coward and draft dodger; Buttigieg served his country. Trump does not read; Buttigieg does. Trump’s genius is demonic demagoguery. Buttigieg’s gig is careful reasoning. Trump is a pagan; Buttigieg is a Christian. Trump vandalizes government; Buttigieg nurtures it.”

“To put it simply, Mayor Pete seems almost designed to expose everything that makes the country tired of Trump.”

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http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/04/is-pete-buttigieg-a-transformational-candidate.html
Is Pete Buttigieg a Transformational Candidate?
By Andrew Sullivan

[stonecutter357]

1. K&R

[Hoyt]

2. That would be an very interesting match up.

[Silver Gaia]

3. Except Trump is not a pagan.

He's fucking demonic, and that's way different.

[Honeycombe8]

4. He makes a good case.

But he's sooooo green. He's never run on a state level, much less a national level. I guess we'll see if he can handle it.

[MadLinguist]

5. DJT had never run at any level (or in any sense) so greeness does not impede electoral chances...

[Honeycombe8]

7. Trump had run for President before.

And was used to being on national tv for decades. He had that tv show, been a guest on numerous talk shows, and been interviewed countless times over the years. He'd been a national scandal with the Marla Maples infidelity. And he had what is very important: national name recognition.

[UniteFightBack]

6. If Mayor Pete didn't win do you think he'd be interested in running for Senate or Gov? nt

[Stuart G]

8. k and r nt