And his teeth are also white. What insight does CNN draw from that?

I don't know why this reporter is tearing into Beto for the media's problems.

Media: Her emails are as bad as racism!!!!!

Media: Warren has a likeability problem!!!!!!!

Media: Talib has a potty mouth!!!!!!!!

Media: Why doesn't the media treat Beto like shit too???????????

of white male privilege. and how they covered the 2016 campaign.

somehow.
Trump is now so obviously fucking foul that the political media needs to get started early just to put the Dem candidates into the same ballpark as Trump.
this is not an easy job, and there are a ton of Democratic candidates to attack, but the people who do it are pros so i expect they'll be quite busy in the run-up to the primaries.
not the first shallowly negative article we'll see about the Democrats, and i'm damn sure it won't be the last.

And it seems to be correct. I remember when news was a half hour in the morning and a half hour before Hogans Heroes and life was a lot better. News=sales platform for drug companies.

as if there are no real news for media to report

We will see it against Biden and Sanders as well, this may be the most brutal Democratic primary we have ever seen especially if they go with being white and male are somehow disqualifications for being a Democrat. Alienates a lot of the base in important states.

It's the whole basis for the article they published about his "white privilege".

that we should look at them as privileged?

This is pure right wing BS. They are trying to use our own liberal views to attack one of our candidates.

Beto's attraction has nothing to do with race or gender.

We saw some taste of it in the Florida and Georgia governor races this mid-term but in our favor. Now it is going to be turned inward for the primary, going to be a bumpy ride.

you didn't say 'buckle up'.... SO over-used.

Actually, I didn’t know he didn’t work.

"His privilege even allows him to turn a loss to the most despised candidate of the cycle into a launching pad for a White House run."

Sanders much?

If we didn't learn at least that much from the Kavanaugh hearings, then we've learned nothing.

Their are plenty of us white males ou there who are fighting the same fight. Your statement is pretty horrible.

It's gonna be race and gender focused in the media, we'll all make our own decisions though

No more white males. In a majority white nation.

While I hope a person of color is on our ticket, there are plenty of great candidates who are white and male.

Please tell me you forgot to add the sarcasm thingy?

Full disclosure... my preferred ticket is Brown/Harris or Booker. Either would not lose.

My preferred ticket is Biden and whoever he picks, he will win in a landslide. Michigan and Pennsylvania will pick Biden all day over Trump.

I live in the South. The base of our party here is African Americans. I hope they are represented on the ticket.

My heart wants Abrams or Gilliam. But one is a state representative and the other a mayor so do not think Americans will see them as ready for prime time. Which is why I support Harris or Booker.

I wish we had an accomplished African American Governor because Governors have a great history of being elected. Which is why I was so depressed at Abram’s and Gillum’s loses.

Let's get rid of Adam Schiff and Chuck Schumer and Jeff Merkley and all white males

I wouldn't kick a Clinton or a Kerry or a Gore out of power just for being white male! That's stupid and feeds right into right wing bullshit.

He started up and made a company successful and sold it to a larger company. I will check to confirm, but if the info is correct, he is a multi-millionaire.

Checked. Beto is worth between $7 and $9 million dollars on his own. His father-in-law is likely a real billionaire (not a Trump billionaire).

He calls it golden

Those who pretend that a Democrat was supposed to win here are dumb.

If O'Rourke wouldnt have come across so milquetoast, he would have won.

I dont like how he's trying to be all things to all Dems.

Being milquetoast probably got him closer to winning than being very liberal..

Cause he ran as progressive a campaign as possible there and still lost.

I live in Florida. Was a Graham supporter but of course went 100% in for Gilliam once he won the primary. He was was very progressive. And lost. I think Graham would have won.

No Democratic candidate who ran as left as Beto would have have won.

We must run Democrats who can win in their districts and states. . All of America is not bright blue despite what we read on DU.

That is what a 50 state strategy means.

And welcome to DU.

And raised $70M, more than doubling Cruz. A major advantage.

Also, Cruz isnt the most likeable guy in world.

My contention only is the O'Rourke could have won the race. It was winnable. Toward the end, I started to get an inkling his race wasnt about the Senate and winning wasnt necessarily the goal, especially when he wasnt spending all his funds. Anyway, maybe in the long run, it makes him a better candidate.

No, I dont live there, but I'm there often. I'm in Arkansas, a stones throw from MO and OK...doesnt feel Southern but probably is.

This community is small, we all need to see what the attack lines will be in the next year from the major media outlets.

Suggestion:
Headline “CNN article attacks Beto for daring to travel around the country”

Post “looks like primary attacks are starting.” Then quote the excreble article. Then return to truth.

Truth sandwich is a Lakoff coinage.


Thank for raising awareness though!

Might as well see how they are selling it to the masses

but the fact he is white, good looking, and evocative of Kennedy certainly doesn't hurt him and his resume is exceptionally thin to be taken seriously as a Presidential candidate. Both Stacy Abrams and Andrew Gillum took on tough challenges and were closer to overcoming them, but aren't mentioned at all as Presidential candidates.

experience at a bad restaurant or getting the wrong article of clothing back from the dry cleaners or something like that, and the first comment is: "First world problems."

I'm sure it's a coincidence though.

Bernie is a white male too.

GMAFB

UGH.

I understand that the term is supposed to point out the ways in which whites, males, straights, etc., get a “pass” from society in situations where women and minorities would not. But isn’t it obvious that the situation in this story has nothing to do with that? It’s more like, in the author’s eyes, Beto is white and male, therefore tainted, and “privilege” really boils down to “he’s white and male, and therefore inexcusable.” And, if I notice it, don’t you think lots of other white males less progressive than I will see the same thing, and conclude on their part that “‘privilege’ is just a buzzword in the war against ‘real Americans’,” and be driven into the arms of those who practice their very own form of right-wing identity politics?

Answer: An insufferable, hyper aggrieved dolt. If she wasn’t so intellectually lazy she’d know he founded a business and made a lot of money. His wife also apparently comes from money. I’m not getting the poutrage, other than it’s judt part of more coordinated bullshit aimed at a broadly popular Dem from the usual suspects.

which a lot of while males don't have.

OTOH, it makes no sense to ignore all possible white male candidates. What if they are talented and able and fit for the job? What if they are on our side?

and my indeed have the latitude to not work for a while.

however, that is more of a class issue, which our media will NOT touch.

And nothing against Beto. he can't help the circumstances of his birth.

and not accept money for anything, ever... For an example please see what happens in the liberal punditsphere any time Obama/Hillary gives a speech