Estuardo Rodriguez told Newsweek that a recently resurfaced 2011 TV interview with Buttigieg went to the 'root of why there may be a lack of interest' in him among minority voters.
A Democratic strategist has called Pete Buttigieg's struggle to appeal to minority voters an"insurmountable roadblock" after the Democratic primary candidate landed in hot water over comments he made about minority children in a 2011 interview.
"Kids need to see evidence that education is going to work for them," Buttigieg said."You're motivated because you believe that at the end of your education, there is a reward; there's a stable life; there's a job. And there are a lot of kids—especially [in] the lower-income, minority neighborhoods, who literally just haven't seen it work. There isn't someone who they know personally who testifies to the value of education.
Democratic presidential candidate and South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks onstage during a talk at the 2019 New Yorker Festival on October 12 in New York Cityabout the video yesterday, the strategist Estuardo Rodriguez said:"This video goes to the root of why there may be a lack of interest in Mayor Pete from Black and Latino voters. His remarks in the video oversimplify the challenges some communities face.
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