“The talk in some Democratic circles that the nominee should be a white male is something Harris and Black voters must contend with,” Smikle said. “Despite the assessment being shortsighted and insulting, in my view, it’s still a widely shared view that needs to be addressed somehow.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5820336-black-voters-democratic-audition/
@jonesmurphy I dislike this line of thinking as much as anyone. On the other hand, I often think "FIRST we must WIN, THEN we change the system, THEN we elect women and people of color to carry it out." But we have to WIN FIRST, and this exact logic of we should be able to run the VP even though she is a woman of color and the Dems will have to vote for her because Trump is worse is what LOST US THE ELECTION LAST TIME.
So there has to be some reconciliation of ideas here.
@wyatt_h_knott what you write is a huge lie. Joe Biden got a narrower win than Obama. The biggest thing is that the GOP has been eroding voting rights since the Bush v Gore ruling of 2000. They escalated the rollback of MLK'S voting rights legacy in 2013, months after Obama’s reelection. That’s how Trump reached the White House in the 1st place. You're missing several enormous things.
https://www.lwv.org/blog/why-elections-matter-shelby-county-v-holders-impact-voting-rights-act
@jonesmurphy Not sure how me posting some opinions, all prefaced by "I think" is a lie, nor do I think posting a link to an article on the Voting Rights Act constitutes a thoughtful and relevant response to the quandries I posed.
Do please enunciate clearly the enormous things I am missing.
@wyatt_h_knott @jonesmurphy I'm replying here so it doesn't look like I'm ignoring what either of you have said.
1. Can we back up? Harris might run again? Yes, please!
2. I understand the "but Americans are misogynoir jerks, so let's give them the white man they want" argument, but as much as I despair of Trump, if I can have a qualified Black Asian woman, I want that.
3. Harris had one of the shortest campaigns in modern history; I think we have more of an opportunity if she has more time.
@dnkboston Agree with all of this. I not making apogies for anyone, I just feel obliged to point to what I think is the reality of the situation. In my state we have, and I vote for and give money to, an out lesbian Congressperson. We also have two white male Senators, one of whom is basically a white bread appeasement to the white males who do, in fact, own and control all of the state, and THAT is the equation we have to balance.
@jonesmurphy How am I not talking about reality when all Im doing is stating facts about my state?
@jonesmurphy Vermont, so nope. Just got asked at the DMV if I needed to decline being automatically registered because I was already registered, to which I answered yes. What I WANT to do is unseat our midget purple governor, but every time the Dems get control of our legislature they come ofter my guns instead of doing anything to get us off the Federal tit. It's BLUE politicians in my state that brought ICE here. Happily. For the money. To applause.
@jonesmurphy It's a Black Panther thing.
@jonesmurphy yes indeed.
and I was going to say some things, but I think, instead, I will not.
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