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Odoreida

(1,549 posts)
Tue Feb 25, 2020, 11:25 AM Feb 2020

Buttigieg's "Gay Problem" With Black Voters Is Probably A Mirage

Buttigieg’s “Gay Problem” With Black Voters Is Probably A Mirage
https://hotair.com/archives/jazz-shaw/2020/02/25/buttigiegs-gay-problem-black-voters-probably-mirage/

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The Associated Press decided to tackle that subject this week, with a focus on the upcoming South Carolina primary. The title of their article is rather blunt, to say the least. “In SC, Buttigieg faces black voters wary of a gay candidate.” To steal a catchphrase from George Takei… Oh, my! But the further you read into their report, the more they seem to undermine their own premise. In fact, they cite a recent poll taken among voters in the Palmetto State and there was almost no difference between Black and white voters when it comes to tolerance for an LGBTQ candidate.

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Buttigieg's "Gay Problem" With Black Voters Is Probably A Mirage (Original Post) Odoreida Feb 2020 OP
I suspect that 'the problem' to the extent there is one ... mr_lebowski Feb 2020 #1
Al Sharpton made a fascinating comment a month or maybe six weeks ago Mike 03 Feb 2020 #2
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2020 #3
HotAir is a conservative site leaning RW. Behind the Aegis Feb 2020 #4
So it's propaganda. CaptYossarian Feb 2020 #5
So it's right wing propaganda, but they report that Blacks are not bigoted against Mayor Pete? n/t Odoreida Feb 2020 #6
I said noting about 'propaganda', I said it is a RW site. Behind the Aegis Feb 2020 #7
 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
1. I suspect that 'the problem' to the extent there is one ...
Tue Feb 25, 2020, 11:31 AM
Feb 2020

tracks much more closely with 'religious views' than it does with 'skin color' myself.

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)
2. Al Sharpton made a fascinating comment a month or maybe six weeks ago
Tue Feb 25, 2020, 11:36 AM
Feb 2020

on MSNBC regarding this issue, explaining why African American voters were shying away from Mayor Pete. This may not be exact but it's close: "It's not that black folks are homophobic; black folks are worried that other black folks are homophobic."

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