They better knock Buttigieg out of the running before any debates or the others are toast...

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94. For me, there is no possible candidate who will not make me anxious

They all have their vulnerabilities. The only difference will be in what vulnerability we will blame if they lose. Biden, would be too old, too handsy, too many bad senate votes or a 3rd time loser who is just born to lose.

Harris would be too black or too female or both.

Sanders would be too socialist, too divisive, too unappealing to minorities, or he refused to released his tax returns.

O'Rourke would be too inexperienced, too positive or not specific enough.

I can go on down the list. Each of their vulnerabilities will be endlessly obsessed over in the media both before and after the election when we have stories like, "Trump brings Biden Accusers to Debate, asks FBI to Investigate?"

So I am not looking for the candidate who looks most traditional, appeals to the most demographic or looks best.on paper.

I'm looking for the one that has a pitch perfect response to whatever attack is made and can change the subject. That candidate is Buttigieg. His answer on being gay is perfect and authentic. He says things like, "I'm more of a Christian than hypocrite Mike Pence, and my husband is the best thing in my life. Jesus healed the sick, so let's talk about providing health care instead of taking it away."

Deflect the attack, turn the negative into a positive and pivot to policy. Then the headline becomes "Buttigieg calls Pence a hypocrite, says we need to talk about healthcare." Nobody else in the race is doing this.
(What I wrote above is the sort of tjing he is saying, not literal, and will probably be more effective than my made up headline)