Democratic Primaries

crazytown

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9. White men? No, Young Men

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Mar 16, 2019, 08:27 AM

Mar 2019

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They always seem to be young men who are phenomenons: JFK(43) WJC(46) Obama(47)

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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'Not one woman got that kind of coverage': Beto backlash begins [View all] DonViejo Mar 2019 OP

There are so many double Cha Mar 2019 #1

Harris had the star treatment, too. Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #8

Indeed the ingrained sexism of the media isn't Beto's fault comradebillyboy Mar 2019 #54

Politico is run by Republicans Skidmore Mar 2019 #2

Most Politico pieces are encouraging Dems to fight among ourselves IronLionZion Mar 2019 #24

Civil War erpowers Mar 2019 #43

Imaginary? Have you been paying attention to this forum lately? Tipperary Mar 2019 #49

Calling it a Civil War zentrum Mar 2019 #57

Well, I would agree with that. But I remember the last primary season. Tipperary Mar 2019 #82

Other than Bernie Sanders, none of the other males got it either. Amimnoch Mar 2019 #3

at this time Lazy Daisy Mar 2019 #5

Totally agree. - nt Amimnoch Mar 2019 #36

Bernie DESERVED the coverage he got for his record-breaking campaign rollout... InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #30

LOL.. yeah. Right. Amimnoch Mar 2019 #34

LOL, nice try! I NEVER said some of "those women" didn't deserve coverage either... InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #40

Oh, but you did. Amimnoch Mar 2019 #56

You're right, I could've, should've pointed out women who deserved better coverage to make my point InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #61

Very fair! And thank you! Amimnoch Mar 2019 #67

Without a doubt!! We need to be open-minded and united in one common goal... InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #71

Look at what it would take for a female candidate to get the same reception he did in your mind dsc Mar 2019 #81

Fair point, but then again there's AOC. Amimnoch Mar 2019 #84

since she is too young to serve it isn't a totally fair comparision dsc Mar 2019 #94

Point and game. Amimnoch Mar 2019 #96

It's all a ratings game. rownesheck Mar 2019 #4

Nonsense. The other male candidates didn't get the fanfare, either. Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #6

Good point. It's like a no brainer to me. Who Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2019 #16

Also, he was more strategic in his timing. Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #29

I wish your post could appear with the Politico article True Dough Mar 2019 #26

Beto has charisma alright... no doubt about it. But... InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #35

Well said!! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #41

I was referring to...from their perspective. Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #72

Oh okay... gotcha. Love Paul Giamatti BTW!! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #74

Oops. I spelled his name wrong. Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #75

+1 dalton99a Mar 2019 #58

John Kerry had walking pneumonia when he ran for president. betsuni Mar 2019 #7

Kerry's health was covered. Had he fainted in public,it would have been covered karynnj Mar 2019 #13

Well, George Bush senior threw up on the Japanese prime minister and fainted. betsuni Mar 2019 #18

that is not a good example - it hurt GHWB a lot when the SNL etc graphically karynnj Mar 2019 #32

The point is that it didn't result in GHWB being seen as dying. betsuni Mar 2019 #39

Though I can't prove it, I would bet more people in 2008 feared McCain karynnj Mar 2019 #59

Wasn't that proven to be an orchestrated ploy by trump et al Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2019 #17

White men? No, Young Men crazytown Mar 2019 #9

And those who are young at heart, like Bernie. InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #66

In terms of Phenomenons crazytown Mar 2019 #77

Know Beto DownriverDem Mar 2019 #10

Give me the name of your favorite candidate, watoos Mar 2019 #14

There you go again watoos, sounding reasonable :) Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2019 #19

We would be better served by healthy debate. MrsCoffee Mar 2019 #28

Fair statement... think I'll go for a more progressive candidate. InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #42

Reagan was a Democrat. Trump, Ivanka, Jared were Democrats. Evolution is real. dalton99a Mar 2019 #53

"Beto" also has his own trump-like issue with El Paso land deals for daddy-in-law. oldsoftie Mar 2019 #63

He was never accused of anything...the key word here is 'perceived'. Demsrule86 Mar 2019 #68

Reminds me of the old "Stripes" movie..."Convicted? Nope, never convicted" oldsoftie Mar 2019 #91

Beto voted 67 times to keep the ACA and he was not in the house in 09. He was elected in 12. Demsrule86 Mar 2019 #65

We need a candidate who is tough as nails, watoos Mar 2019 #11

Sounds a lot like Bernie, though there are a couple of others who fit that bill... InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #44

This Texan who saw and liked Beto at one of his earliest efhmc Mar 2019 #70

in the end MSM will decide who the candidates are, unless people ignore the bling, the yaesu Mar 2019 #12

Russia will also play a role in picking our candidate, watoos Mar 2019 #15

russia & MSM interest align but that will be through twitter & other social media, I seen it for yaesu Mar 2019 #21

that's that really issue Locrian Mar 2019 #20

I don't think the MSM is decisive... but, definitely a HUGE factor. InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #45

Hillary got more coverage than all the white guys running at the time IronLionZion Mar 2019 #22

More importantly, Beto like media Renew Deal Mar 2019 #33

If anyone should complain, it's Yang... it wasn't easy finding any coverage of his campaign, but... InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #47

Andrew Yang is running for president. Haven't heard of him? You will soon. IronLionZion Mar 2019 #85

Was sayin' yes, I've heard of him...just hard to find coverage of his campaign. I do like his roll! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #93

I know, that was the title of the article I posted IronLionZion Mar 2019 #95

haha, I gotcha... at least the WP gave him that much. Best of luck!! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #98

Hillary got negative coverage mcar Mar 2019 #92

Why does anyone even post this divisive shit? groundloop Mar 2019 #23

Beto just has "it" ... ananda Mar 2019 #25

Beto definitely has the star quality, charisma, heart and enthusiasm, but the message?... MEH! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #52

If anybody doesn't see an agenda in this kind of "journalism" then they are blind Botany Mar 2019 #27

Beto is better at the media than most candidates Renew Deal Mar 2019 #31

Is it just me? safeinOhio Mar 2019 #37

AOC for sure... she will make an awesome President one day!! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #55

Totally agree . . the media has a HUGE bias. pdsimdars Mar 2019 #38

Yes, it's totally aggravating and partially because it's so expected and common. lark Mar 2019 #46

Definitely Divide and Conquer. McCamy Taylor Mar 2019 #48

IMO, this is another example of the kind of crap we don't need this year DirtEdonE Mar 2019 #50

Somethin CUD be done to stop the Traitor-in-Chief from runnin again if we impeached his skunky ass! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #69

This is very true. zentrum Mar 2019 #51

I really don't think this is sexism. It's charisma vs no charisma MaryMagdaline Mar 2019 #60

Charisma trumps qualifications everytime... unfortunately. (no pun intended) InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #73

Agreed MaryMagdaline Mar 2019 #80

+1. Popularity is one of those "unfair" things in life, radius777 Mar 2019 #99

Agree MaryMagdaline Mar 2019 #101

Beto did pump his own gas TEB Mar 2019 #62

The Patriarchy Rules... dlk Mar 2019 #64

Beto's Job Is To Create Excitement For His Candidacy DallasNE Mar 2019 #76

Agree - a politician's job is to get noticed and be heard, that's what they do Baclava Mar 2019 #89

What bullshit BeyondGeography Mar 2019 #78

I'm not a Sanders fan, and I'm not yet on the Beto bandwagon, stopbush Mar 2019 #79

Feels, like oversimplification to me. elleng Mar 2019 #83

+1 LAS14 Mar 2019 #86

Yes, all the enthusiasm and coverage is centered around white males. borgesian Mar 2019 #87

I Do Not Really Agree With This Article erpowers Mar 2019 #88

If a candidate causes excitement, they get more coverage. Kamala had a great rally Vinca Mar 2019 #90

Compared to Bobby Kennedy yet shocked at dominating media coverage Awsi Dooger Mar 2019 #97

Cult of personality Otto Lidenbrock Mar 2019 #100