Bernie confirms gender is an obstacle for female politicians, then admits his age is also an obstacle

Greg P. | 7:15 PM on January 19, 2020

Bernie Sanders confirmed earlier today in Iowa that he does indeed believe gender is an obstacle for female politicians who want to be president:

Bernie Sanders said "everybody brings some negatives" when asked if gender is an obstacle for women running for officehttps://t.co/ZYlfO3QQdN

— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) January 19, 2020

There’s really only one reaction to this:

LMAOOOOO https://t.co/BF0EkUTASU

— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) January 19, 2020

And then he said his age is an obstacle, too:

Bernie to NHPR

Question: do you think that gender is still an obstacle for female politicians?

Sanders: Look, I, th- the answer is yes. But I think everybody has their own sets of problems. I’m 78 years of age. That’s a problem. pic.twitter.com/h7ztuYmCXJ

— Alex Thompson (@AlxThomp) January 19, 2020

Buttigieg is too young, Warren is too female, Bernie is too old . . . and President Trump is just right:

Cont. “I’m 78 years of age. That’s a problem….If you’re looking at Buttigieg, he’s a young guy. People will say, ‘He’s too young to be president.’ You look at this one, ‘She’s a woman.’ You know, you look at that — so everybody, you know, brings some negatives, if you’d like.”

— Alex Thompson (@AlxThomp) January 19, 2020

Team Bernie is now doing damage control: