We see that you have opened up a little campaign headquarters for Buttplugieg here on the forum. I imagine before long you will be like NPR where if I donate $200 to his campaign you will give me a "free" tote bag.
So far a lot of your dem "winners" are losers in reality. Beto is supposed to be a rising star - in fact he has been recent loser. Ditto for Stacy Abrams.
And Buttplugieg is mayor of a smallish city with a dubious record of accomplishments and when he ran for a statewide office- treasurer or secretary of state or something he was clobbered. That's pretty much ho-hum stuff. Sure, the dem party field is wall to wall wet dishrags and he is not stupid like most of the others but your desire for him to be Obama 2.0 does not make it so.
Also, you have been around the block enough to know that peaking/rising early like this is usually the kiss of death. He will no longer be the new toy by election time. Scott Walker was right at the very top of the pack at this stage of the campaign cycle last time around. Howd that work out?
He deserves some points and I have given them to him. I see your joy that you have one that is not a flat out loser. Just not as sure as you are that that makes him a winner. He should hang in there though. He can get some plum appointment if the dems take the white house so he is not wasting his time and he probably can't get elected to any higher office in Indiana.