Democratic presidential candidate former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks during a campaign town hall event at Washington Liberty High School February 23, 2020 in Arlington, Virginia.Numerous Democratic presidential candidates have taken shots at Pete Buttigieg's lack of experience.Rather, intelligence is the best way to assess leadership ability and Buttigieg appears to have that in spades.
Scott Dust, Ph.D., is the Dr. John F. Mee Endowed Assistant Professor of Management at the Farmer School of Business, Miami University . Visit Business Insider's homepage for more storiesSeveral candidates have criticized former South Bend, Indiana mayor, Pete Buttigieg, as unfit for the Presidency, citing his lack of experience. In Tuesday's debate in South Carolina, Buttigieg fought back, positioning his lack of experience as just what the country needs, and not the old-school,.
For Buttigieg, cartoonish music accompanied sarcastic statements about how he had successfully "installed decorative lights under bridges" during his time as South Bend mayor and "negotiated lighter licensing regulations on pet chip scanners." Indeed, if Buttigieg is elected, he'd be the first president to serve as Mayor without also serving.
It's impossible to know how intelligent Buttigieg really is. But absent a Wonderlic test, the best signals we have are that he's a Rhodes scholar, a graduate of Harvard and Oxford, and he speaks eight languages. Keep in mind, however, that it will be challenging to differentiate among candidates using such metrics, as the pedigree of all of the candidates are pretty impressive.To be sure, I'm not advocating for Buttigieg.
scott_dust Ex Mayor Pete Buttigieg's lack of experience does not matter to beat President Donald Trump, all he has to show are data and stat that he's first choice and winner among white male and white female voters in suburban and rural areas across USA to win in the contested convention.
scott_dust OK he's too young also.. Wisdom is required.
scott_dust It’s not his lack of experience that worries me. It’s his backers.
scott_dust We all see a disfunction disconnected delusional bunch of Democrats ! Americans know 🗳 President Trump has done a great job. He will be re elected ,Despite media bios attacks from day one. Thanks
scott_dust Counter opinion: no they aren’t.
scott_dust Democrats in general are making a huge mistake by becoming to radical.