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Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall
I don't think you understand that this is exactly what black people are hoping for when it comes to everyone. Would we rather have a black woman in office? Some would. Some think her position as a prosecutor is disqualifying. But there is one truth we seem to understand better than you. And that's white people. White people aren't going to vote for a fucking black woman not named Michelle Obama or Beyoncé.* At least they're not in the places we need them to and in the numbers required to flip the Senate. Perform this analysis with all the other (legitimate) contenders to whatever degree you need.
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It depends.*
The example I'd give you is Antonio Delgado in NY 19, the district I grew up in.
I mean, the guy is Jewish. Hispanic. And Black. And he's a Harvard Law graduating Rhodes scholar. I will tell you I have heard plenty of anti-Semitic and racist slurs in that district. And plenty of anti-egghead sentiment as well. There are open bigots there who feel they can speak freely and expect their bigotry to be accepted by many of the people present. And, the district traditionally votes Republican.
But he won. Because he's a really good candidate, the kind of guy people want to talk with and are willing to listen to, and sufficiently down to earth so it formed a real contrast against the in-the-tank Republican he was running against.
He's going to have some tough sledding the next cycle or two, but I think he's capable of holding that seat long term.
To do this, Kamala has to not just be as good as the other candidates; she has to be significantly better. We'll see what she can do, but I'm not ruling her out.
* Maybe this should go without saying, since we're lawyers, and "it depends" is the universal mantra of our profession.
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