Pete Buttigieg Is Using Cory Booker's Playbook
A young politician with an elite education, mayoral experience, and an optimistic vision? That sounds familiar.
He’s a Rhodes Scholar turned youthful mayor of a troubled post-industrial city. Having replaced a longtime incumbent, he’s been acclaimed for tackling his town’s hard problems and leading a revival. His rhetoric marries Barack Obama’s optimism with a focus on Christian faith that’s unusual in the contemporary Democratic Party. He’s different, and Democratic voters are excited. While some skeptics think he’s trying to move up the political tree too fast, others
