Klobuchar: Woman with Buttigieg's record wouldn't be in debate

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26. This is true.

It's also likely that a minority candidate wouldn't be either. And definitely not a female minority.

Just look at the contrast between the post-election reception/expectations of Beto O'Rourke and Stacey Abrams. O'Rourke, who lost his race, was treated like the Second Coming and immediately elevated to national status with presidential buzz. Abrams was treated as an also-ran. When people noted that O'Rourke had lost his race and was getting ahead of himself, the response often was, "Yes, but Texas is a red state and he came sooo close!" When people suggested Abrams run for president, the response was usually, "She couldn't even win Georgia!"

There is definitely a double standard.

And discussing this double standard is not an attack on Mayor Pete (any more than calling out white privilege is an attack on white people), so nobody come at me with that. Klobuchar just stated a plain fact, as uncomfortable as it may be to some people.