‘He’s white, male and gay’: Buttigieg hits obstacles with black voters

Politico ^ | May 15, 2019 | Daniel Strauss and Elena Schneider

[C19fan]

Joe Darby, a prominent pastor in Charleston, S.C., was discussing the Democratic presidential field with fellow clergymen when Pete Buttigieg’s name came up. A fellow pastor quickly interjected.

“Isn’t that the dude who kissed his husband on TV?” the person asked skeptically, according to Darby.

The exchange highlights a major obstacle for Buttigieg, who’s vaulted into the top tier of Democratic candidates without gaining traction among African Americans, according to recent surveys of national and South Carolina Democrats. But as the mayor of South Bend, Ind., devotes more effort to campaigning for black votes in the South and elsewhere, he will have to break down some resistance over his sexual orientation, particularly among older voters, according to interviews with more than a dozen African American activists, political strategists and clergy, as well as a review of public polling.

[grey_whiskers]

So leading from behind doesn’t work, eh?

[GoldenPup]

Jeer the Queer.

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"Neuman!"

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I know a couple “African americans” one is from Libya, the other from Tunisia, both are not black.

Same here! I know a couple that are from Rhodesia and a gal who is from Namibia. They are real "African-Americans," even though they're Caucasians.

[maxwellsmart_agent]

Buttigieg will hit a wall with a great number of voters, me included. Any man who is so scrambled in the head that he does not want to live the life nature gave him, cannot make real decisions on where the country is going.

[mylife]

Weird aint it?

[King Moonracer]

Blacks categorically vote race first, otherwise half stay home.

[Lumper20]

Looks like you were 1st Cav 68-69. I saw only two US Infantry
Divisions back then actually near us. I can state we had no drug users /even marijuana types in my SF unit in RVN then. I was told by some of the senior NCO’s that it started by July 69 after I left.

I don’t know who mooch is? You damn sure served your/ this country and deserve credit. These punks today should make you sick.

God Bless.

[SunkenCiv]

Can't help but notice that article never uses the word "homophobia".

Well said, C19fan.

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