Mayor Pete brings his youth and old, tired ideas to the Democratic race | National Catholic Reporter

Mayor Pete brings his youth and old, tired ideas to the Democratic race | National Catholic Reporter: Pete Buttigieg is now leading in polls in Iowa, which holds its first-in-the-nation caucus Feb. 3, 2020. Iowa launched the candidacy of Barack Obama, and the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, likes to tel...

I am sure Mayor Pete thinks he really could do the job: People who run for president tend to think highly of their abilities. Vice President Joe Biden, however, brings more than self-confidence to the race. He brings a wealth of experience. Sen. Bernie Sanders and Sen. Elizabeth Warren bring ideas about how to make America a more just society. Mayor Pete brings his youth and his old, tired ideas, and the conviction that he is a man of destiny.   

[Michael Sean Winters covers the nexus of religion and politics for NCR.]