Stephanopolous to Delaney: Is George Will Right About You That ‘White Male Businessman’ Are Three Strikes Against You?

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STEPHANOPOULOS: " — before you became a member of Congress. And George Will, though, in a very highly complimentary column about you also said this. He said white male businessman, those three words. In a Democratic primary, those are three strikes against you. Is he right about that this year?"

DELANEY: "I don’t think he’s right about that. Look, I’m not a person of color and I’m not a woman and I appreciate the fact that I have had different experiences and haven’t had to deal with some of the challenges that people of color in our country have had to deal with and women have had to deal with. But I think at the end of the day what the Democratic primary voters are going to look for is a leader, someone who can lead our country into the future with a real vision as to how to create a more prosperous, just and secure future for all Americans. They’re looking for leadership, particularly in the context of what they’re seeing now. So I believe the Democratic primary voters are going to look for that leadership, who has a positive view of the future, who understands how technology, automation, global interconnections are fundamentally changing everything in our society and who has real plans to solve real problems, to get things done to improve the lives of our citizens."