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Related: About this forum'White male privilege': Top N.H. women fume over Buttigieg's Iowa speech
MANCHESTER, N.H. Pete Buttigieg returned to New Hampshire this week riding a wave of momentum generated by his surprisingly strong Iowa finish. But he was greeted by pushback from some of the most powerful women in the state, who saw a double standard in his declaration of victory in Iowa late Monday.
In their view, the 38-year-old mayors unexpected assertion a calculated political statement delivered without any accompanying evidence at the time smacked of white male privilege, hubris and a lack of equanimity that a female candidate would be criticized for.
In a moment where he should show composure and measure, hes not doing that, said Jenn Alford-Teaster, a Sen. Elizabeth Warren supporter and Democratic activist running for state Senate. But hes going to get away with it because thats what happens when youre a man. You can do whatever you want. For women, were held to a different standard and its demoralizing as a candidate and its demoralizing as a voter.
In his speech to supporters in Des Moines on Monday night, Buttigieg went beyond where any of his rivals were willing to go in the wake of the vote-counting debacle, essentially claiming first place based on what his campaign said were internal numbers showing him edging out Sen. Bernie Sanders. He might be right the Iowa Democratic Party is still trying to figure out the official winner. But even without those results, his performance exceeded expectations.
We dont know all the results, is how he started his speech, looking downwards with a slight grin. But we know by the time its all said and done, Iowa, you have shocked the nation, because by all indications, we are going on to New Hampshire victorious.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/06/buttigieg-iowa-new-hampshire-women-111746
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Iliyah
(25,111 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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madaboutharry
(40,224 posts)It isnt White Male Privilege. It is confidence. There is a difference.
Women need more confidence. There, I fixed it.
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oldsoftie
(12,615 posts)And i wouldnt doubt you get alerted for that simple sentence............
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UniteFightBack
(8,231 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Loki Liesmith
(4,602 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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58Sunliner
(4,410 posts)I love Warren, but I don't see the issue in this case.
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oldsoftie
(12,615 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
dsc
(52,166 posts)women have been protected by federal law since 1964. Gay men still aren't. Women have been able to serve in the military since at least the 1940's gay men since 2010. Women, at least straight one, could marry the person of their choice since well since a long time, gay men 2015. Now as to the merits. He fucking won. 100% in and he fucking won. On what planet doesn't he get to say, it looks like we won (which is what he said), have it turn out that he fucking won, and somehow that is wrong.
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UniteFightBack
(8,231 posts)Warren supporter/activist.
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Mz Pip
(27,453 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Pisces
(5,602 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
DeeDeeNY
(3,356 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
highplainsdem
(49,041 posts)candidates.
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Devil Child
(2,728 posts)However, claiming white male privilege probably wont translate into more votes.
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ismnotwasm
(42,014 posts)This isnt an example of it
I had to explain to my husband that the pay gap is still real. He thought it was all better.
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FloridaBlues
(4,008 posts)what a mess Iowa !
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emmaverybo
(8,144 posts)Buttigieg Is a long way from the nomination. Let him have his sugar-high. May give momentum that turns into a durable lead, which would certainly be surprising, more likely Iowa and NH not accurate barometers in the longer run.
Amy managed to assert. Warren can still come back and shes no shrinking violet. Pete might be compensating for inexperience. He sure has made mistakes.
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dalton99a
(81,599 posts)The mayor has zero work experience at the county/state/federal level
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emmaverybo
(8,144 posts)that dreary resume-building and go straight to the top. Well then, voters have only his mayoral record to go by.
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SMC22307
(8,090 posts)We are going to fucking lose in November 2020 if this NEVER-ENDING whining keeps up.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided