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In reply to the discussion: If only we could get Mark Kelly to run! This man is a juggernaut!!! [View all]Sunsky
(1,876 posts)Black women are paying attention. If the Democratic party ousts a black woman with the pertinent executive experience to become POTUS for a white man then think we'll just fall in line. That will be a huge miscalculation.
MAGA talking points of how the Democratic party has used black people for votes are already seeping into our community, especially to our black men. I have had numerous tedious discussions of that sort. What you've suggested would've proved them right. Don't push us aside then expect us to vote for you. AOC and Jasmine Crockett made that clear. How quickly we forget that black people especially black women were instrumental in Biden's win in 2020. Biden hasn't forgotten. Biden is all in for Kamala. Many of us are already pissed off with how the party treated President Biden. Side-stepping Kamala would be a double punch in the gut for many of us.
There were many naysayers in 2008 before Obama became the 1st black president. Don't forget that the sexist country voted 3 million more for Hillary than for Trump. Instead of sowing doubt, we should work on party unity and suring up our message to lead Harris and her running mate to victory. We need more chutzpah. Any candidate will have pros and cons. It's fight time.
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