It was truly a Super Tuesday for Joe Biden, who roared back to life like a Marvel superhero.

Iron Man? Captain America? Thor? I know all of that sounds ridiculous, but let me revel in the man’s cinematic resurrection. As the former U.S. vice-president told supporters on Tuesday night in Los Angeles: “For those who have been knocked down, counted out, left behind: this is your campaign. Just a few days ago, the press and the pundits declared the campaign dead.”

It’s very much alive. And by Wednesday morning, as Biden took the lead in delegates — 453 to Bernie Sanders’ 382, with more tallying to come — his Hollywood-style comeback played out on editorial pages and cable news across the free world with superlatives such as “stunning,” “improbable,” “historic,” “unbelievable” and, most poignantly, “a miracle.”

A week ago, Biden was roadkill on the political interstate.

He is now in a two-man race with Sanders and the reason Trump is now snorting Rolaids.

#Joementum is undeniably real and the cult of #Trumpville should be eyeing the exits.

But if film and television has taught us anything, it’s that every comeback story has a secondary character who plays a crucial role in the narrative arc or steely resurgence of the hero: Red in “The Shawshank Redemption,” Dory in “Finding Nemo,” Hit-Girl in “Kick-Ass.”

A hero always needs a selfless believer who is able to see the big picture.

And in Biden’s triumphant Super Tuesday, that selfless believer was Pete Buttigieg.

When the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and presidential candidate, dropped out of the Democratic race by Monday — and quickly endorsed Biden — he reshaped the story in the same way Anne Hathaway’s Catwoman did in “The Dark Knight Rises.”

Buttigieg, who is 38 and speaks at least six languages, understood the lingua franca of moral responsibility when he stepped aside. He did what we almost never see in politics these days.

He put country above party by putting party above himself.

The domino effect was instant. Amy Klobuchar, another presidential candidate, also backed away and endorsed Biden. And just like that, the moderate lane on the Democratic turnpike narrowed, allowing Biden to slingshot past Sanders. By Wednesday morning, billionaire Mike Bloomberg, who spent more than $500 million in ads for his presidential bid, followed suit.

Now, this is an entertainment column. I have never claimed to have any political insights. People, do I look like Chantal Hébert? Come on. You just need to read my email from Trump zealots — or ask my wife — to know I am a moron. But for whatever reason, I often hear from political operatives. So if anyone from Team Biden is reading, here goes: Pete Buttigieg for VP.

I know, you still need to beat Sanders and secure the nomination. I get it. But if and when that happens, Mayor Pete is exactly what a gaffe-prone, OK-boomer Biden needs to destroy Trump in the election this year. Buttigieg is everything Mike Pence is not: cerebral, analytical, a pragmatic problem-solver. He is also everything Mike Pence is: deeply religious.

That’s not nothing. As Noam Chomsky once told me, America is religiously fundamentalist.

But here’s the thing: Trump or Pence would never do what Buttigieg did this week, which is throttle personal ambition to be a team player. Can you imagine Trump even surrendering a Big Mac to help another person? Please. He only cares about himself. He is a swine of narcissism.

But the teamwork Buttigieg showcased is exactly how you bring down a cult of personality.

The reason Trump is obsessed with Biden — and it’s why he got impeached — is that, deep down, he knows the two are playing in different leagues. Trump is a cantankerous, triple-A slugger who chews tobacco and is prone to strikeouts. Biden is a big leaguer in the twilight of a storied career. Whatever his faults, his strength as a politician is that he actually believes in government. Buttigieg has the exact same DNA. They are simpatico.

By pathetic contrast, Trump does not believe in government, any more than Kylie Jenner believes in the Dollar Store. Trump has the attention span of a hungry chipmunk. If he were a laptop, there would be zero RAM and a keyboard with only five keys: T-R-U-M-P.

Why the unhinged MAGA maniacs remain blind to this, I have no clue. But to fully appreciate the dangerous incompetence of this president, all you have to do is listen to everything he’s ever said about the coronavirus outbreak. It’s like getting an astronomy lesson from a flat-earther. And as the virus inevitably spreads and the global economy tanks, even the most idiotic of Trump superfans will be forced into reality: Crap, what is this jackass actually doing?

But this future day of reckoning would not be possible without Buttigieg.

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No one would have faulted him for waiting to see what Super Tuesday might bring. But instead of maxing out his political life, he basically became an organ donor and helped bring Biden back from the dead. He realized the primary goal — not giving Trump four more years — was an existential nightmare that made his own dreams null and void. He stepped up, bigly.

The real Super Tuesday winner was Pete Buttigieg.

He is everything that has ever made America great.

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