In Episode #13 of The Josh Marshall Show I talk to South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg, who is a candidate to be the next Chair of the DNC. Buttigieg is less known to Democrats nationwide or in Washington than some of the other candidates, but I strongly recommend giving him a listen. Check out our talk here.
As with our episodes with Keith Ellison and Tom Perez, we’re making this episode available to the public in its entirety because of the special importance of the DNC Chair race.
I have no position on who should be DNC Chair. As I’ve noted in other posts, I’ve been a fan of Ellison and Perez for years. But I hope people – those with votes in the DNC race and the great majority who don’t – give Buttigieg a real hearing. The first time I heard him speak was a few weeks ago in a short appearance on Chuck Todd’s weekday afternoon version of Meet the Press. I found him a breath of fresh air and someone who was able to speak in a very clear and clarifying way about Democratic values in the context of governance and political action.
