Thread by @lisasharper

So, what happened last night?
“Joseph R. Biden Jr. won in states where he didn’t campaign. He won in states where he didn’t have offices. He won in states where he was overwhelmingly outspent... He won in states where rivals had a better organization.” 1/
nytimes.com/interactive/20…

My first thought was: How can America choose a man who didn’t really even campaign and arguably lost every debate—even graded on a curve?
My first response was: This shows how profoundly patriarchal we are as a nation. And I still believe this. 2/

#SuperTuesday

But, I don’t think Biden’s wave was fundamentally abt patriarchy. Leading Black womxn across the US threw their weight behind #ElizabethWarrenforPresident. I was one of them. Yet, Biden won overwhelming support frm Southern Black women—who tend to be matriarchal. 3/ #imlistening

So, what’s going on here?

Here’s what I think...

4/

#SuperTuesdayResults #SuperTuesday

The Biden wave is less abt patriarchy and more a revelation of level of trauma our nation has absorbed. Record numbers of voters turned out from every demographic to vote for Biden. Why? Because our nation is terrified by possibility of four more years of Trump. 5/ #SuperTuesday

In the middle of terror, dreaming becomes nearly impossible.When terrorized, you literally have ONE GOAL: Make it stop.

6/

#SuperTuesdayResults

In normal times Warren would have swept the country last night. She IS the best candidate. She WOULD make the best president. But the majority of our nation is more traumatized than we understood—especially our Black family in the South. They want only one thing: Make it stop. 7/

Super Tuesday clarified the one question facing our nation: “What time is it?” Is it time for big change? Or is it time to stabilize the nation and rebuild in the direction of change?

That is the question.

8/

##SuperTuesdayResults #SuperTuesday

I watched Biden’s victory speech last night and I understood his appeal on a visceral level. Yes, he faltered in the early debates. Yes, he was a near non-presence thru the first 3 states. But something shifted in SC. He seemed to find his voice again. 9/

Biden’s voice is sounding two notes our nation has been starved of for 3 years: #Empathy and #Character. Biden’s victory speech echoed Ronald Reagan’s “Morning in America” speech; calling US to believe in itself after terror of Iran Hostage Crisis. 10/

I want #ElizabethWarrenforPresident. But, to win Warren MUST consider how #bigstructuralchange sounds to traumatized souls. I want it. I believe she could lead us there. But the most critical question is not: “Can she do it?” It is: “What time is it?” 11/11 #SuperTuesdayResults

Must read: Explains calculation Black voters made in choice for Biden. Was not b/c they wanted him; not b/c they didn’t know his record. They didn’t trust white people to vote for progress. It was a desperate calculation made with one goal: Make it stop. thenation.com/article/politi…