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They have a similar article about many, many candidates. It is an attempt to identify how it Could happen. It is not saying it will or favoring that candidate over others.
Or is this yet another example of “because I said so?”
If so, it is you who is being condescending.
It is you who has completely dismissed all of his other qualifications by focusing solely on this one aspect.
Could have focused on his age or his education or his military service...
But you didn’t because you want to emphasize the fact that he’s gay lest anyone forget or didn’t know.
I wonder why that might be the case.
Never mind.
I don’t wonder at all.
{sigh} Again, it's about folks who say the support him as way to signal their own self-proclaimed virtue. It isn't about the actual candidate. It's "look at me I support the gay guy". Just like a number of folks who "supported" Obama simply because of his skin tone and Hillary because of her, well, you know
{sigh} Again, it's about folks who say the support him as way to signal their own self-proclaimed virtue. It isn't about the actual candidate. It's "look at me I support the gay guy". Just like a number of folks who "supported" Obama simply because of his skin tone and Hillary because of her, well, you know
Grow up
Again, you have nothing but your contention that this is what people are doing.
I feel like we might have a civil war if this guy wins. Trump country, especially the Deep South, will NEVER accept a gay President. I even doubt at this point they would accept a straight Democrat. And considering how angry everyone already is over secularism, gay marriage, the loss of "Judeo-Christian values," and the supposed "moral decline of America," I worry this would be the straw that broke the camel's back. It sucks but that's where we are in this country right now.
I feel like we might have a civil war if this guy wins. Trump country, especially the Deep South, will NEVER accept a gay President. I even doubt at this point they would accept a straight Democrat. And considering how angry everyone already is over secularism, gay marriage, the loss of "Judeo-Christian values," and the supposed "moral decline of America," I worry this would be the straw that broke the camel's back. It sucks but that's where we are in this country right now.
WoW. Are you so disconnected from reality that you would cast a region of 140,000,000 as being homophobic? A statement such as that is a demonstration of the very bigotry that you so willingly make accusation.
Why don't you tell us where you live. We can do some comparing.
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I feel like we might have a civil war if this guy wins. Trump country, especially the Deep South, will NEVER accept a gay President. I even doubt at this point they would accept a straight Democrat. And considering how angry everyone already is over secularism, gay marriage, the loss of "Judeo-Christian values," and the supposed "moral decline of America," I worry this would be the straw that broke the camel's back. It sucks but that's where we are in this country right now.
Well it is unclear how much of a factor his sexuality will be. On net, it will almost certainly be a negative. But, how much of a negative seems unclear. Given the polarization of the parties, the heighten salience of highly emotional identity politics, the echo chamber media, and Trump's proclivity for division and demagoguery the next election promises to be a bruising nasty campaign.
It is unclear if Buittigeig would be hated more or less than other democratic candidates. He does have a midwestern nice guy demeanor and seems to stylistically talk about civility/understanding over resistance/revolution. But, the campaign is still early, his positions are largely unclear. He may say something to trigger conservatives or lose his "crossover appeal" if he goes left to prove if woke bona fides.
Based on the informal survey of threads on city data he doesn't seem to naturally inspires the kind of vitriol that: AOC, Ilhan Omar or even Kamala Harris or Elizabeth Warren inspire. Maybe it is due to being a midwestern white male who talks about his faith and military service, or his non-confrontational tone, or maybe its just than he is simply to new to the scene to have caught the ire of conservatives yet. But, for whatever reason he hasn't yet inspired the visceral hate that other contemporary Dems do or that an openly gay candidate would have 10-15 year ago.
{sigh} Again, it's about folks who say the support him as way to signal their own self-proclaimed virtue. It isn't about the actual candidate. It's "look at me I support the gay guy". Just like a number of folks who "supported" Obama simply because of his skin tone and Hillary because of her, well, you know
Grow up
Obama wasn't elected because of his color. Or his name. No one was virtue-signaling the second time either.
If people were virtue-signaling, Herman Caine would have been a contender, and Ted Cruz would have been elected President.
WoW. Are you so disconnected from reality that you would cast a region of 140,000,000 as being homophobic? A statement such as that is a demonstration of the very bigotry that you so willingly make accusation.
Why don't you tell us where you live. We can do some comparing.
I live in the South in an area where Trump is overwhelmingly popular. Anger over the same-sex marriage decision and by extension, the transgender movement is a big reason Trump is so beloved. But it isn't the only reason. Most people here see Trump as a strong-man standing up against secularism and the "moral decline" of America. It's not true but that's what most people believe.
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