Mayor Pete's internal polling finding out black folk are not down with the ghey

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Pete Buttigieg’s sexuality could prevent him from earning support among black Americans in South Carolina. According to a report from a focus group conducted by the mayor’s campaign, black voters found his sexuality to be “a barrier” stopping them from supporting Buttigieg as their candidate of choice. Buttigieg, 37, married his husband, Chasten Buttigieg, in 2018. Benenson Strategy Group, who provided Buttigieg’s campaign with a 21-page report and summary from the focus group, revealed that “being gay was a barrier” for many of the individuals who participated in the group, especially the male participants “who seemed deeply uncomfortable even discussing it.” The summary stated that most participants would still vote for Buttigieg if he earns the nomination, but would prefer that his sexuality “not be front and center.” A male participant said, “I don’t like the fact that he threw out there that he lives with his husband.” Another participant, a woman under the age of 40, claimed details of Buttigieg’s relationship was “too much information.”

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