A battle of the brains is underway in the Democratic 2020 primary
Harvard professor Elizabeth Warren and Harvard grad Pete Buttigieg are front-runners for the affection of well-educated liberals — an influential slice of the Democratic electorate with the capacity to provide a big boost in a crowded field.Warren and Buttigieg have thrived in the early months of the race by running as candidates of the thinking person vying to take out an anti-intellectual president.
Buttigieg, meanwhile, flaunts his fluency in Norwegian, talk about his love of James Joyce tracts and effortlessly analyzes John Rawls. Though he also describes himself as a wonk, Buttigieg rarely goes into detail on policy, instead showing off his ability to explain and synthesize complicated topics.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren rolls out policies at a relentless clip, embracing her inner wonk and bragging that she “has a plan for that.” | Ethan Miller/Getty Images
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