Hate to admit it but part of the reason I didn't even look his way until relatively recently is that I felt his candidacy would be totally untenable due to all the fake moralists out here. Having watched a shit ton of his interviews I think he's a breakthrough candidate in that regard (in the same vein as Obama). At least in the sense that his personal presence and insane communication skills will push him to the forefront of the public imagination in a really unexpected way... I think this will become really evident at the debates. I have my concerns about him but it's clear he's going to show up in a big way soon
Most people are not going to watch the debates though. And he is not as charismatic as Beto. He has to win on intelligence.
Once again, intellectuals and elites love mayor pete. The rest of the country hate the elites.