I doubt Buttigieg will ever make it to the Presidency.  He's too fake, and no matter how much he tries to emulate or "channel" that Obama flair as an orator, he's going to keep falling flat.  The differences being Obama's charisma, Buttigieg doesn't have it; Obama's sincerity, Buttigieg doesn't have it.  The next four years of being in the public eye will only expose Pete for the fake that he is.  He may be given a cabinet position in a future Democratic administration, or he may be able to take one of Indiana's senate or congressional seats, but that's as far as I see him going.

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