After days of waiting, the results of this week’s Iowa caucuses are nearly complete. With 97% of precincts reporting, Pete Buttigieg is at the top of the pack with a razor-thin 0.1 percentage point lead in delegate count, in a near-tie with Bernie Sanders.

No matter how the final tally pans out, it’s true that in less than a year, Buttigieg has gone from a mayor with no national name identification to a top-tier presidential contender. While Iowa is only the first state in the Democratic primary process, Buttigieg’s solid performance means that we all seriously need to consider how he would perform as commander in chief.