evidence: Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has emerged as the Democratic Party’s debating guru, a position crowned by his coaching of Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN). [...] Buttigieg’s effectiveness at debating was first showcased in 2019 during the Democratic primary debates. At the time, debate coach Todd Graham ranked the presidential contender at the top of the crowded list of candidates in terms of debate performance. According to him, Buttigieg has a penchant for providing unique but on-topic answers while keeping a calm but assertive demeanor. [...] Buttigieg is seen as such an effective debater that he is often sent into hostile territory to argue with pundits, mainly on Fox News. Vanity Fair jokingly cited him as having "Fox News fame."