Most folks I know are still agonizing (literally, as they care about this country and the planet so very much) over who will get their important vote for our next president.

There are amazingly a number of good choices, people who have put their lives on hold this past year as they “put themselves out there” campaigning for this position that will put us back on track as a nation.

I shudder at the thought and find it hard to contemplate that the present resident of the Oval Office just might squeak by with another win. The nation, and the planet, will suffer even more devastation and turmoil during another four years of unbridled Trump.

Of the notable group still running themselves ragged on the campaign trail, one person in particular seems, for me, to head the pack: Pete Buttigieg. I have had the pleasure of listening to him in person and also on TV and the radio. There is unflagging energy. He is bright and well educated and also very knowledgeable about current issues of concern. He has no “baggage” from being part of the so-called “swamp” in Washington. I find him to be compassionate and caring.

As Rep. Anne Kuster recently said, he has the temperament to handle the job. As voters we should concern ourselves only with picking the person who is capable of being the best president for all of the U.S. I believe Pete can be that person.

LINDA RAUTER

Chichester