Could Pete Buttigieg be that once-in-a-lifetime candidate? [View all]

Letters: Texas man asks: Could Pete Buttigieg be that once-in-a-lifetime candidate?

America may be witnessing a unique moment in its political and rhetorical history. On Sunday (4-14) I was delighted to see my city’s mayor — Steve Adler (Mayor of Austin, Texas) — introduce Pete Buttigieg on the occasion of his official announcement as a presidential candidate.

With each day, every new speech, and additional interview, Americans are becoming increasingly impressed by Buttigieg. As a scholar of communication, I find him rhetorically and politically distinctive. Buttigieg’s sharp intellect, compassion, clear vision and hope for America, impeccable understanding of history, ability to talk directly to voters and thorough grounding in the issues facing our nation are nothing less than striking.

I realize he lacks experience, but perhaps Buttigieg is that once in a lifetime presidential candidate who comes on the scene at precisely the right time with a potentially persuasive and bipartisan message — a message calling for genuine change (where “change” is more than a cliché and tired rhetorical trope) is needed to extricate the country from a dangerous time in history.

Might Buttigieg be the one? I wonder.

Richard Cherwitz

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