Much ado about Black voters

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This is such a powerful article. It is basically a black woman telling a bunch of white people that they need to be paying attention to the states where black people vote, not Iowa and New Hampshire - two very white states. There are some other powerful things that she says. "My momma would get outta her grave and come back to whip my ass if I didn’t vote." According to my view of the stats, Biden is winning in the states with black Democrats. So, ignore Iowa and New Hampshire. Watch South Carolina

The opening of the Democratic primary season took place in Iowa and moved swiftly to New Hampshire, two of the whitest states in the nation which don’t reflect national demographics, and are clearly unrepresentative of the demographics of registered Democrats. We are now approaching primaries in states which have larger black populations. If you pay attention to some of the (mostly white) pundits and prognosticators, the race is seemingly over before it has really begun, and before we get to any of the states with majority or a plurality of black voters.

Things are about to get interesting, and the squabble over black voters has begun, often without talking to anyone who is black.

Black voters are a hot commodity to be analyzed, pandered to, wooed, deconstructed, and, from my perspective as a cultural anthropologist, still not understood.

Whatever the results are, the majority of black votes will go toward the candidate who is perceived to have the best shot at ridding us of Donald Trump. We know who the enemy is; we never lose sight of that. We do not have the luxury to be complacent about racism in the U.S.A. When I say “we” I speak of black voters.

We are not the problem. We know who elected Trump, Mitch McConnell, and company. We know who has suppressed, repressed and gerrymandered our votes. We know that white folks—male and female—elected a monster … so if you point a finger at us, remember that three of them point right back at you.

People have asked me how I plan to vote, and if I will vote. My momma would get outta her grave and come back to whip my ass if I didn’t vote.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/2/18/1919457/-Much-ado-about-Black-voters?detail=emaildkre

I would add, if you're going to read it, also read the comments.