Black South Carolinians Say Buttigieg Campaign Misleadingly Touted Their Support

[Hassin Bin Sober]

Black South Carolinians Say Buttigieg Campaign Misleadingly Touted Their Support

https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/black-south-carolinians-say-buttigieg-campaign-misleadingly-touted-their-support-183906208.html

In a report from The Intercept on Friday, three Black Democratic officials in South Carolina said the Buttigieg campaign intentionally and misleadingly implied they were supporters of Buttigieg in various press releases and promotional items.

Columbia City councilwoman Tameika Devine, state representative Rev. Ivory Thigpen and Johnnie Cordero, chair of the state party’s Black Caucus, say although they agreed when asked by the Buttigieg campaign to offer their general support for the South Bend mayor’s effort to promote dialogue around racism and racial inequality, they were ultimately presented to the public as endorsers of a specific Buttigieg plan and the Buttigieg candidacy as a whole.

[nycbos]

1. Mayor Pete is like a MLB team's top Minor League prospect.

Lot of potential but not ready for the show.


When it comes to outreach to African Americans he has had one unforced error after another.

[phandancer917]

2. I disagree....

Mayor Pete is doing as well as he can considering the anti-gay bias hoisted upon many people that attend Southern churches. He is playing against a stacked deck.

As much as I want Pete to get elected, I do not think a gay man will be able to succeed with the in place bias' -- but we did get Barack Obama elected in a country filled with racist idiots.

[nycbos]

3. In the Chicago Mayoral election...

... both candidates in the runoff were black women.
Lori Lightfoot the eventual winner is openly gay. (I met her wife Amy)

Towards the end organizations tied to her opponent tried some dog whistling about her being gay. Lori won every ward in the city.

Homophobia exists in every community. I am not African-American but I have worked on campaigns in six states.

Many of my African-American friends and acquaintance that I have come across (all allies in the fight for equality) aren't big on Pete.

It pains me to say it because the 2nd best candidate I ever worked for is supporting him.

[PDittie]

4. THIS is disqualifying

[Hassin Bin Sober]

8. I concur.

[Gothmog]

5. Black vote in SC in new Qpac poll:

Link to tweet

[Celerity]

6. a day plus old rehash (with nothing new added) of an already posted story, quelle surprise

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[theaocp]

7. How would it look if this were directed at Warren or Sanders? n/t

[Hassin Bin Sober]

9. Not sure what your question is.

If Bernie had done this? Oooooh boy, the fur would be flying.

[LanternWaste]

11. Bernie would have told them to be respectful or get shot while hanging out on street corners.

(since we're both of us pretending what reactions would be... )

[melman]

12. "pretending"

Hilarious. If this had been Bernie there would be unrelenting fury for months.

[theaocp]

13. Yea, I thought so, too.

Unrelenting fury is a selective art.

[The Valley Below]

10. Wow. The Intercept.

Someone must feel threatened.