Joe Scarborough was so impressed with Pete Buttigieg's performance at a Fox News town hall that he declared him to be "the future of the Democratic Party" Monday. The South Bend, Indiana, mayor sat down with "Fox News Sunday" anchor Chris Wallace in front of a live audience in Claremont, New Hampshire, Sunday night. EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: EVEN MAYOR PETE SAYS HE'S SURPRISED BY HIS SURGE IN THE POLLSHe told co-host and wife Mika Brzezinski that he feels the same way about Buttigieg right now, though the upstart candidate's ascent within the Democratic Party may not happen in 2020. "I’ve seen the future of the Democratic Party and it’s Mayor Pete. It may not be in 2020, perhaps it’s in 2024 and beyond, but this guy is going to play an important role in the mainstreaming of the Democratic Party for many years to come," he predicted.

Source: Fox News May 20, 2019 19:18 UTC