From the Vanity Fair piece, Beto says he was "born to be in it."Who are these lesbians? https://t.co/PIVHiIawYK— Fannie Wolfe 🌈 (@fanniesroom) March 14, 2019
And yes, he's aware that our political system has long been dominated by white men. It seems to trouble him. Just not enough for him to step back and support a woman for the top job, of course.
Meanwhile,"I guess he'll do, 2020."
In all honesty, I know little about Beto other than what I've gleaned from his Wikipedia page and that glossy Vanity Fair profile. I don't actually even hate him, even though it might seem like it.Bernie lost to Hillary. Beto lost to Ted Cruz. Biden lost multiple bids for the presidency and a foreign state interfered with an election while he was VP.— Fannie Wolfe 🌈 (@fanniesroom) March 14, 2019
I'm such a dyke that I really, truly do not understand Americans' habitual slobbering over white male mediocres.
His run against Ted Cruz in Texas was impressive. I just don't immediately find him inspiring as a candidate for president and a lot of the mania seems to be that he's a shiny, charming, handsome white male face. That will work in his favor, even as the mainstream press acts like it's a "liability" to be a white male Democratic politician these days.
I'm repelled by his talk about how he thinks he'd uniquely be able to work with Republicans, as it seems incredibly naive to think Republican politicians are acting in good faith in the era of Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell. That talk, of course, could be a strategy to garner support from white Republican voters.
Woo!
Also, I wasn't a fan of his video, particularly the placement of his wife as a mute, adoring supporter.
We went from the Women's March in 2016 to this?— Fannie Wolfe 🌈 (@fanniesroom) March 14, 2019
A woman silently staring at her husband endearingly for three awkward minutes because it's his birthright to be our nation's white male savior. https://t.co/1Lun1CKnoQ
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