Not satisfied with having made one successful prediction, Talleyrand shall venture another: If Kamala Harris and her Party are smart, they’ll choose Pete Buttigieg as the candidate for vice president. Imagine the set up of Buttigieg versus Vance. Two Midwesterners and memoirists from opposite ends of the middle class spectrum, and: Indiana versus Ohio; son of an immigrant versus ‘native’ son; raised by two parents versus two grandparents; one surname versus multiple surnames; Harvard versus Ohio State (and Oxford versus Yale); Navy intelligence officer versus Marine journalist; six months in Afghanistan versus six months in Iraq; lapsed Catholic versus Catholic convert; white husband versus non-white wife; consultant versus lawyer; mayor/ cabinet secretary versus senator; And so on. Alas, the bout’s already begun. See here and here. Go at it, boys. Talleyrand is free today. But if you enjoyed this post, you can tell Talleyrand that their writing is valuable by pledging a future subscription. You won't be charged unless they enable payments. © 2024 Talleyrand |