What skills does he have that made people think he would be a good fit for this?
These people are in a silo of groupthink. Remember when Hillary used Lena Dunham as a spokesperson?
You can explain the new Star Wars bombs, Terminator Dark Fate, Birds of Prey, the new woke Dr. Who, Ghostbusters 2016, MIB International, Lady Thor, Captain Marvel, the new James Bond starting out to be a black woman, Kimmel, Colbert, and almost everything else coming out of the entertainment industry on this silo group think, where anyone who isn't "woke" is excluded.
Mayor Pete, like Greta Thunberg, was completely a media creation. The only reason anyone outside of his family members voted for him was a testament to the power of media (still) to create a character out of thin air.
You really don’t want to know what “skills” this loser pervert possesses.