{"id":2347170,"date":"2024-09-29T05:12:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-29T09:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pete-buttigieg-the-democratic-partys-debating-guru-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-29T05:14:25","modified_gmt":"2024-09-29T09:14:25","slug":"pete-buttigieg-the-democratic-partys-debating-guru-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pete-buttigieg-the-democratic-partys-debating-guru-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Pete Buttigieg: The Democratic Party\u2019s debating guru &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpete-buttigieg-the-democratic-partys-debating-guru-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2347170&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg&#8217;s growing reputation as a &#8220;debating guru&#8221;\u200d within the Democratic Party. Recently, he has taken on the role of a coach for Minnesota Governor Tim Walz in preparation for Walz&#8217;s debate\u200b against Ohio\u2062 Senator J.D. Vance, portraying Vance&#8217;s perspective to help Walz formulate effective responses. Buttigieg&#8217;s\u200d past experience includes\u200d coaching Vice President Kamala Harris for her debate\u2064 against Mike Pence in \u20642020, where he tried to accurately embody Pence&#8217;s style rather than simply impersonating him.<\/p>\n<p>He characterizes Vance&#8217;s political stance as nihilistic and criticizes it as a form\u200b of &#8220;faux populism&#8221; that misrepresents his Midwestern roots while promoting policies detrimental to \u200cthe region. In contrast, House Republican Whip Tom Emmer is preparing for the debate by studying\u200b Walz&#8217;s previous performances, creating a competitive atmosphere leading up to the event. Buttigieg&#8217;s strong debate skills were first recognized during the 2019 Democratic primary debates, where he was noted for his unique and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/feds-pay-journalism-group-5m-to-create-software-to-turn-people-into-anti-misinformation-bots\/\" title=\"Feds Pay Journalism Group M To Create Software To Turn People Into Anti-\u2018Misinformation\u2019 Bots\">relevant responses<\/a> to issues.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Pete Buttigieg: The Democratic Party&rsquo;s debating guru<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1734821\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Transportation Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pete-buttigieg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Pete Buttigieg\">Pete Buttigieg<\/a> has emerged as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Democratic Party's\">Democratic Party&rsquo;s<\/a> debating guru, a position crowned by his coaching of Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Tim Walz\">Tim Walz<\/a> (R-MN).<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In preparation for Walz&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/debates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"debate\">debate<\/a> with Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), Buttigieg has taken on the role of former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s running mate to prepare best. The coveted position reflects the Democratic perception that Buttigieg is a king of debating among Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>Before this year&rsquo;s debate prep, Buttigieg coached Kamala Harris in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-30-reasons-kamala-harris-would-be-a-terrible-president\/\" title=\"Top 30 Reasons Kamala Harris Would Be A Terrible President\">2020 vice presidential debate<\/a>, playing the role of then-Vice President Mike Pence.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I had the peculiar assignment of trying to inhabit&nbsp;the mind of Mike Pence&nbsp;for about a week,&rdquo; he told <em>Vanity Fair<\/em>. &ldquo;That is a very kind of&nbsp;weird, challenging headspace.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Buttigieg clarified that his primary purpose wasn&rsquo;t to perform an impression on the candidate but that impersonating mannerisms played a role.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I knew the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-tacitly-admit-biden-harris-border-policy-is-a-total-failure\/\" title=\"Media Tacitly Admit Biden-Harris Border Policy Is A Total Failure\">job wasn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t about an impression, but yes, I did try to render Mike Pence&rsquo;s style as accurately as possible to help her prepare,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>This time, Buttigieg must inhabit the mind of Vance, who liberal journalist Ezra Klein calls a &ldquo;foil&rdquo; to Buttigieg, both for their Midwestern origin and effectiveness at communication. In an interview with him, the transportation secretary characterized Vance as nihilistic, only feigning support for Trump to boost his political standing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s somebody who is a product of the Midwest but, after trading off of that Midwest identity, is now, in my view, promoting policies and a ticket that would be really harmful for the industrial Midwest,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;And so I&rsquo;m thinking a lot about what I consider to be a faux populism. This space he&rsquo;s carved out, where he achieves a certain credibility by criticizing both parties, saying that Democrats and Republicans in the past have gotten things wrong, but then all the prescriptions he seems to be ready to vote for or act for are things like undercutting your right to choose or tax cuts for the rich or a lot of other things that I think are objectionable about good old-fashioned Republican policy. I&rsquo;m just thinking a lot about how to penetrate that veneer.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>On the other end, House Republican Whip&nbsp;Tom Emmer&nbsp;(R-MN) played Walz in Vance&rsquo;s debate prep. Emmer was reported to have been studying videos of Walz&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-silent-as-ivy-league-transgender-man-beats-humiliates-women\/\" title=\"Media Silent as Ivy League Transgender Man Beats, Humiliates Women\">past debates<\/a> to copy his mannerisms properly &mdash; a tactic likely to be replicated by Buttigieg standing in for Vance.<\/p>\n<p>Buttigieg&rsquo;s effectiveness at debating was first showcased in 2019 during the Democratic primary debates. At the time, debate coach Todd Graham ranked the presidential contender at the top of the crowded list of candidates in terms of debate performance. According to him, Buttigieg has a penchant for providing unique but on-topic answers while keeping a calm but assertive demeanor.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mayor Pete demonstrated some sweet debating techniques that I teach, yet rarely see deployed as well as he did last night,&rdquo; Graham <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/11\/21\/opinions\/buttigieg-yang-stole-the-show-debate-opinion-graham\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"wrote\">wrote<\/a>. &ldquo;He pivoted questions to keep his answers on topic, but still unique from the other candidates &mdash; and by doing so he provided himself with an advantage.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Buttigieg made it clear that he isn&rsquo;t going to roll over for anybody, especially Donald Trump,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;Voters needed to see well-harnessed assertiveness, and Buttigieg&rsquo;s tone and demeanor were just right this time.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Buttigieg is seen as such an effective debater that he is often sent into hostile territory to argue with pundits, mainly on Fox News. <em>Vanity Fair<\/em> jokingly cited him as having &ldquo;Fox News fame.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Whether his experience will be enough to prepare Walz to tip the scales in his favor will be seen during the first vice presidential debate on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1734821\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1734821\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pete Buttigieg: The Democratic Party&#8217;s debate expert<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2347172,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Pete-Buttigieg-Tim-Walz-debate-preparation.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[41923,32923,36453,5894,32076],"class_list":["post-2347170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-debating-guru","tag-democratic-party","tag-pete-buttigieg","tag-politics","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Pete-Buttigieg-Tim-Walz-debate-preparation.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2347170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2347170"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2347170\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2347172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2347170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2347170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2347170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}