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Showing Original Post only (View all)Klobuchar says a woman with Buttigieg's experience would not make it to debate stage [View all]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said Sunday that women in politics are held to a higher standard than men, arguing that a female candidate with South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigiegs experience probably would not make it to the presidential debate stage.
Klobuchars comments mark the latest instance of a 2020 presidential contender taking aim at Buttigieg, a newcomer on the national political stage whose ascent in the fundraising race and in polls for the Democratic nomination has taken many by surprise.
In the third quarter of the year, Buttigieg raised $19.1 million for his presidential bid, a haul that put him third behind Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who raised $25.3 million, and Warren, who raised $24.6 million. Klobuchar raised $4.8 million in the same period.
Recent polls show Buttigieg gaining ground on Biden, Warren and Sanders, particularly in Iowa, whose caucuses in February mark the first nominating contest of the 2020 primary race. Klobuchar has remained in the single digits.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/klobuchar-says-a-woman-with-buttigiegs-experience-would-not-make-it-to-debate-stage-because-of-different-standard/2019/11/10/cf191e00-03e1-11ea-8292-c46ee8cb3dce_story.html
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden