Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Bottom line problem: No black or brown person will be on any primary ballot [View all]StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)This isn't about having black candidates in the race just so black voters can vote for black people. This is about having a diverse field so that ALL voters, regardless of race, have a diverse range of candidates to choose from.
And much of the "support" that people keep talking about is simply where they stood in public opinion polls at a given time and what various media talking heads and reporters thought of them. Many of those public opinion polls zeroed in on non-diverse states that were front-loaded into the primary season. These things all play a role in driving a candidate out of the race before they had a chance to fully campaign to voters and before the voters had a chance to actually cast a vote.
And you're right - there are lots of factors that affect a candidate's viability. But we can't pretend that race and institutional barriers aren't among the factors impacting minority candidates.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden