On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, host Joe Scarborough says of Klobuchar, “People are talking about how as well as she’s done, as good of a campaign she’s run, it is time for her to get out of the race.” He adds of Warren, “If she keeps finishing in fourth, fifth place, is it time to her to get out of the race to help consolidate efforts against Bernie Sanders? That’s what a lot of buzz on Twitter suggesting that’s the case.” Reactions to Scarborough and others’ push for Warren and Klobuchar to drop out of the race include concerns that the same call would not be made for men who performed in the same ways in early presidential primaries. Defenders of these comments suggest that they are focused on poor performance, not candidate gender.