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Dems are confronting issues of race and identity head-on in the Trump era, policing their own ranks & speaking bluntly about some of the most difficult issues in American life. My riff >
nytimes.com/2019/02/03/us/…
nytimes.com/2019/02/03/us/…
Per a Dem source, Northam folks called some of the 2020 campaigns on Friday, asked them to hold their fire. It didn’t work.
“Some people acted like Obama got elected and his wife went to an Ivy League school so racism is over” - @MsPackyetti on the naïveté of a decade ago
No where is this willingness more evident than in the 2020 race: the candidates are highlighting issues of race and gender - and their own identity.
It’s a far cry from ‘08 when Hillary & Obama were both urged to tread gingerly.
It’s a far cry from ‘08 when Hillary & Obama were both urged to tread gingerly.
“The backlash against Trump’s hate has created more space and openness about issues of race and gender, at least in circles that are open to having those conversations” - @GinaForAustin
.@RepKarenBass: “there is a new level of consciousness" about the harassment of African-Americans "whereas in the past they'd say, 'I'm sure you're exaggerating.'
“So thank goodness for cell phone cameras."
“So thank goodness for cell phone cameras."
