Pete Buttigieg: A Pale Candidate for President

A pale candidacy is already a failed candidacy

Sam McKenzie Jr.
Nov 4 · 2 min read

Toni Morrison called Bill Clinton “our first black President.” Ta-Nehisi Coates called Donald Trump “the first white president.” Pete Buttigieg is a pale candidate for president. His political experience is pale, his political position is pale, and his political support is pale.

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Sam McKenzie Jr.

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I combat racism and whiteness with verbicide and literary devices. https://www.patreon.com/SamMcKenzieJr | http://ko-fi.com/sammc

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