The 800 pound gorilla in the room: I am so disappointed with the rampant homophobia of my fellow PoC

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4. I think that they will ultimately respond to his strong moral core.

They just need to know him more.
Whatever the effect of homophobia on voter preferences, Mayor Pete shares with many members of the A-A community:
- a strong Christian faith and, especially, commitment to the social lessons dictated by that faith
- experience dealing with thugs and bullies, and, yes, prejudice (though I imagine that Pete would be the first to emphasize that his experiences were different, and in most ways less difficult, than those of the A-A community
-importance of family
-importance of decency

Still early days, folks. First debate is still 6 weeks away, and first caucus/primary is ~8 months away.