Nia Malika Henderson: Beto O’Rourke Is ‘Going to Have to Grapple with’ Issues on Race and Gender

BERMAN It s not ░░░░░░░░ who gets this kind ░░░░░░░░ treatment HENDERSON Right BERMAN ░░░░░░░░ Fair The photo on ░░░░░░░░ cover the long profile ░░░░░░░░ exactly for the announcement ░░░░░░░░ this profile there s ░░░░░░░░ quote from Amy O ░░░░░░░░ Beto O Rourke s ░░░░░░░░ Amy bristled at a ░░░░░░░░ essay that chastised him ░░░░░░░░ taking an excellent adventure ░░░░░░░░ leaving his wife and ░░░░░░░░ at home Amy O ░░░░░░░░ said I was a ░░░░░░░░ insulted because it implied ░░░░░░░░ I couldn t support ░░░░░░░░ family You were the ░░░░░░░░ of that HENDERSON Yeah ░░░░░░░░ CNN essay And the ░░░░░░░░ point here was and ░░░░░░░░ gets to Beto O ░░░░░░░░ s celebrity and position ░░░░░░░░ that he s treated ░░░░░░░░ than other Democratic candidates ░░░░░░░░ specifically perhaps different than ░░░░░░░░ female candidates HENDERSON Yeah ░░░░░░░░ s right I mean ░░░░░░░░ was little disappointed to ░░░░░░░░ that the author apparently ░░░░░░░░ t quite read my ░░░░░░░░ essay there and then ░░░░░░░░ O Rourke s wife ░░░░░░░░ had an odd interpretation ░░░░░░░░ it as well The ░░░░░░░░ of that piece was ░░░░░░░░ talk about the ways ░░░░░░░░ which Beto O Rourke ░░░░░░░░ from white privilege of ░░░░░░░░ idea that he could ░░░░░░░░ off on this excellent ░░░░░░░░ I think he only ░░░░░░░░ emboldened and free enough ░░░░░░░░ do that because he ░░░░░░░░ white and because he ░░░░░░░░ male and because his ░░░░░░░░ could in fact stay ░░░░░░░░ and look after the ░░░░░░░░ as she said there ░░░░░░░░ could support the kids ░░░░░░░░ so that was what ░░░░░░░░ piece was about There ░░░░░░░░ t be I don ░░░░░░░░ think a female candidate ░░░░░░░░ African American candidate who ░░░░░░░░ do that kind of ░░░░░░░░ and get so much ░░░░░░░░ for it He was ░░░░░░░░ about in his blog ░░░░░░░░ that he was in ░░░░░░░░ funk and he didn ░░░░░░░░ have a job at ░░░░░░░░ point and at that ░░░░░░░░ I think a lot ░░░░░░░░ actual workers were out ░░░░░░░░ jobs because it was ░░░░░░░░ a government shutdown So ░░░░░░░░ sort of I think ░░░░░░░░ that he could feel ░░░░░░░░ I think had a ░░░░░░░░ to do with the ░░░░░░░░ that he is white ░░░░░░░░ male You had Joe ░░░░░░░░ there said that the ░░░░░░░░ stars of 2018 were ░░░░░░░░ like Andrew Gillum folks ░░░░░░░░ Stacey Abrams but I ░░░░░░░░ t seen Stacey Abrams ░░░░░░░░ the cover of Vanity ░░░░░░░░ I haven t seen ░░░░░░░░ get the kind of ░░░░░░░░ that that Beto O ░░░░░░░░ has got so far ░░░░░░░░ I think that has ░░░░░░░░ lot do with race ░░░░░░░░ gender and it s ░░░░░░░░ I think that Beto ░░░░░░░░ Rourke is going to ░░░░░░░░ to grapple with the ░░░░░░░░ of how is it ░░░░░░░░ someone who did raise ░░░░░░░░ million lost against Ted ░░░░░░░░ how is it that ░░░░░░░░ of the sudden he ░░░░░░░░ he s qualified or ░░░░░░░░ enough accomplishments to be ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ would get the same ░░░░░░░░ of confidence and sort ░░░░░░░░ embrace for for a ░░░░░░░░ or African American or ░░░░░░░░ candidate.”