As your Buttigieg beat reporter, I don't think he stood out too much tonight. That said, he did what he set out to do: He emphasized the boldness of his plans in order to reassure people who need some level of baseline progressivism in their candidate. But he also made plenty of Iowa-specific allusions and wrapped himself in religious and patriotic rhetoric that are usually associated with Republicans, hinting at an electability argument. Basically, it's the argument he's been making at every stop here in Iowa. He's betting that it's resonating. Will it? I want to wait for the post-debate polls, especially polls of Iowa.