By Popular Demand. Fourth In A Series. Do you have a favorable opinion of Mayor Pete?

[Honeycombe8]

4. I have a favorable opinion of him. That doesn't mean I think he's right for President.

After hearing him speak several times, I love his intelligence, the way his mind works, and how he communicates. Also what he thinks about things.

But I think many Americans won't understand what he's saying. He speaks a level above your normal American, IMO. He's not an experienced politician, so doesn't simple-speak to make a point, catch an idea in the air, make something immediately clear. He's so educated and intelligent, I don't know that he CAN do that.

Obama, although highly intelligent and a Constitutional Law Professor to boot, was great at public speaking. He used everyday words and expressed things beautifully, but simply. Not that I'm looking for another Obama. That's not going to happen. But I have concerns about this communication issue.

I think one of the reasons Trump and Sanders have caught on with some people is that they speak simply and powerfully. Trump can't speak in a complicated way, because he doesn't have the vocabulary for it. I assume that Sanders could speak on a high level, but he's been in politics so long that he's learned how to drill things down to a simple expression, to get his point across quickly and so everyone will understand.