[js2]

I really like Buttigieg. He honestly seems to be doing this because he wants to serve America. I’m working my way through his book and I’m very impressed by his eloquence and clarity of thought. Also, I think as a mayor he embodies the entrepreneurial spirit. He was classmates with Mark Zuckerberg.

I submitted this interview the other day:

http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/02/a-long-talk-with-demo...

I think it’s also worth listening to an interview he did with David Axelrod a couple years ago, and his recent interview on Pod Save America. Here also are a couple videos I’m recommending because they cover a variety of topics in the Q&A portion that I haven’t heard him speak about elsewhere:

- https://www.necn.com/news/new-england/Indiana-Mayor-Pete-But...

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nldx3r7h3Cg

I know this comment is obviously political but I think he deserves to be heard from.

[leftyted]

I'm generally apolitical (read: cynical) but I really like Buttigieg.

He seems anomalous as a politician: smart along every dimension, incredibly well-rounded, and able to talk intelligently about policy (and philosophy and literature!) while avoiding the trap of talking down to people.

I don't know how he'll play nationally but I'm hopeful.

[scott_s]

I was impressed with him on Vox's The Weeds: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/3/28/18283925/p...

[randomacct3847]

How was he classmates with Zuckerberg? He’s 4ish years older than Zuck.

[Mikeb85]

Some people go to university when they're older. Some take time off. Some can't decide on a major and are in school for a decade. Plenty of explanations.

[js2]

Jan '82, May '84 is 2.5ish years. Buttigieg entered Harvard Fall 2000. Not sure when Zuckerberg entered.

[gamblor956]

In college, there are plenty of classes open to students of all ages...

[jvagner]

agree with your point, but "classmate" is often a reference to "a member of the class of [graduating year]", so it's ambiguous. even to my point, people can enter college almost anytime, not just right after high school.

[js2]

It could mean same graduating class, or that they shared a class together. I probably should have written "overlapped at Harvard" as apparently they entered a year or two apart.