# Pete Buttigieg drops out of the Democratic primary race **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [March 1, 2020, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pete-buttigieg-drops-out-of-the-democratic-primary-race/848761 "2020-03-01T23:17:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pete-buttigieg-drops-out-of-the-democratic-primary-race/848761/141 "2020-03-04T00:56:44Z")
Looks like Biden’s fundraising has been on fire, he did a quick social media pitch with Pete. I’d maxed out to Pete but I’ve got a fresh chunk of change to donate to Biden. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pete-buttigieg-drops-out-of-the-democratic-primary-race/848761/142 "2020-03-04T07:03:24Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > I dont think another candidate will be chosen, that’s not common. Well, there’s been Kennedy-Johnson, and Reagan-Bush, and Obama and some old white guy … what was his name again? ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pete-buttigieg-drops-out-of-the-democratic-primary-race/848761/143 "2020-03-04T07:18:16Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > Well, there’s been Kennedy-Johnson, and Reagan-Bush, and Obama and some old white guy … what was his name again? Kerry/Edwards as another recent one ---
**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pete-buttigieg-drops-out-of-the-democratic-primary-race/848761/144 "2020-03-04T13:21:35Z")
Why did the democrats think the average American was going to vote for a gay man? I mean we are ok with gay coworkers, relatives, neighbors and friends but a “first husband” is just…weird. In my somewhat conservative area of Kansas we elected[Sharice Davids](https://davids.house.gov/?fbclid=IwAR1AEOdh7y1Wl2bONOuec4f40py5FywwZk7TZFrNPlO88J6gN9yyDVxdP4Y) a lesbian to congress but she really tone downed that part of her life. Never even mentioning it in her ads and its not mentioned on her website. Buttigieg though always had his husband right beside him with lots of rainbow flags. ---
**Author:** ![Chingon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chingon/32/17645_2.png) [@Chingon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chingon)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pete-buttigieg-drops-out-of-the-democratic-primary-race/848761/145 "2020-03-04T13:33:22Z")
OMG the nerve of him! Do you consider yourself an average American? Did being homosexual matter to you? ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pete-buttigieg-drops-out-of-the-democratic-primary-race/848761/146 "2020-03-04T14:01:10Z")
> [@Urbanredneck](#): > > Why did the democrats think the average American was going to vote for a gay man? I mean we are ok with gay coworkers, relatives, neighbors and friends but a “first husband” is just…weird. > > In my somewhat conservative area of Kansas we elected[Sharice Davids](https://davids.house.gov/?fbclid=IwAR1AEOdh7y1Wl2bONOuec4f40py5FywwZk7TZFrNPlO88J6gN9yyDVxdP4Y) a lesbian to congress but she really tone downed that part of her life. Never even mentioning it in her ads and its not mentioned on her website. > Buttigieg though always had his husband right beside him with lots of rainbow flags. I remember 4 years ago when everyone thought that having a goldigging whore as First Lady would be weird (especially among the Christian crowd), but they apparently got over it. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pete-buttigieg-drops-out-of-the-democratic-primary-race/848761/147 "2020-03-04T17:43:32Z")
> [@Urbanredneck](#): > > Why did the democrats think the average American was going to vote for a gay man? I mean we are ok with gay coworkers, relatives, neighbors and friends but a “first husband” is just…weird. > > … I think that acceptance of this is getting more common, old racists will die and Pete can run in 2028. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pete-buttigieg-drops-out-of-the-democratic-primary-race/848761/148 "2020-03-04T18:03:36Z")
> [@Urbanredneck](#): > > Why did the democrats think the average American was going to vote for a gay man? The “average American” voted for Donald Trump, so I guess Democrats thought a candidate’s sex life was a non-issue. And in my little bubble of stuffy, aging Boomers, it is. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pete-buttigieg-drops-out-of-the-democratic-primary-race/848761/149 "2020-03-04T21:20:15Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > Kerry/Edwards as another recent one In Trump’s America, who cares about losers? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pete-buttigieg-drops-out-of-the-democratic-primary-race/848761/150 "2020-03-04T23:37:40Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > I think that acceptance of this is getting more common, old racists will die and Pete can run in 2028. What does homosexuality have to do with race? ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2020, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pete-buttigieg-drops-out-of-the-democratic-primary-race/848761/151 "2020-03-05T00:30:07Z")
> [@Urbanredneck](#): > > What does homosexuality have to do with race? Bigots= racists. was your post necessary? ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2020, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pete-buttigieg-drops-out-of-the-democratic-primary-race/848761/152 "2020-03-05T01:03:33Z")
> [@Urbanredneck](#): > > Why did the democrats think the average American was going to vote for a gay man? I mean we are ok with gay coworkers, relatives, neighbors and friends but a “first husband” is just…weird. > > In my somewhat conservative area of Kansas we elected[Sharice Davids](https://davids.house.gov/?fbclid=IwAR1AEOdh7y1Wl2bONOuec4f40py5FywwZk7TZFrNPlO88J6gN9yyDVxdP4Y) a lesbian to congress but she really tone downed that part of her life. Never even mentioning it in her ads and its not mentioned on her website. > > Buttigieg though always had his husband right beside him with lots of rainbow flags. Is it really weirder than having someone who bragged about sexual assault and has been credibly accused of rape by multiple women as president? ---
**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2020, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pete-buttigieg-drops-out-of-the-democratic-primary-race/848761/153 "2020-03-05T04:15:24Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > Is it really weirder than having someone who bragged about sexual assault and has been credibly accused of rape by multiple women as president? Your complaining about republicans but in this case, it’s democrats who rejected him. Most black people, who tend to be democrats, do NOT see homosexuality the same way as race and these are the voters who rejected Pete. So now your going to tell me black democrats are bigots? ---
**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2020, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pete-buttigieg-drops-out-of-the-democratic-primary-race/848761/154 "2020-03-05T04:16:26Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Bigots= racists. > > was your post necessary? If a black democrat does not like homosexuality in their party leader, does that make him/her a bigot? ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2020, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pete-buttigieg-drops-out-of-the-democratic-primary-race/848761/155 "2020-03-05T04:17:46Z")
> [@Urbanredneck](#): > > If a black democrat does not like homosexuality in their party leader, does that make him/her a bigot? Yes. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2020, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pete-buttigieg-drops-out-of-the-democratic-primary-race/848761/156 "2020-03-05T04:28:35Z")
> [@Urbanredneck](#): > > If a black democrat does not like homosexuality in their party leader, does that make him/her a bigot? Yes. Now if they say that it’s not yet time for a openly gay man to be president- then that’s different. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pete-buttigieg-drops-out-of-the-democratic-primary-race/848761/157 "2020-03-06T04:47:05Z")
Amy’s not done with him yet, I hear: [Vindictive Amy Klobuchar Elected Mayor Of South Bend, Indiana](https://politics.theonion.com/vindictive-amy-klobuchar-elected-mayor-of-south-bend-i-1842125399) ---
**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pete-buttigieg-drops-out-of-the-democratic-primary-race/848761/158 "2020-03-06T14:46:00Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Yes. Try telling a black person that. ---
**Author:** ![Chingon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chingon/32/17645_2.png) [@Chingon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chingon)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pete-buttigieg-drops-out-of-the-democratic-primary-race/848761/159 "2020-03-06T14:50:51Z")
LOL You’re a goofy dude. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pete-buttigieg-drops-out-of-the-democratic-primary-race/848761/160 "2020-03-06T15:06:09Z")
> [@Urbanredneck](#): > > Try telling a black person that. The perfect answer to this is in [a Doonesbury strip from 1976](https://www.gocomics.com/doonesbury/1976/03/20). 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pete-buttigieg-drops-out-of-the-democratic-primary-race/848761.md?page=7)