Heavens to Murgatroyd! Is there a pic of the black Pelosi?
Eugene Scott, previously a breaking news reporter at CNN Politics, writes about identity politics for The Washington Post.
Ew, an expert. I'll wait for Eugene's next piece on how it's decimating the RATS.
I wish marble mouth would exit stage left.
“younger or black”?
How 80’s!
Surprised they’re not pondering gay vs. tranny.
Same 💩. Different Dem.
Democrats need a leader any color, age, or class. Not a symbolic faux leader chosen for vote impact.
The answer will depend on several factors; how the midterms turn out (meaning if there’s a rout one way or the other, which Dems are left in office, who has seniority, who can raise the most money...the list of variables is long. Joe Crowley was the picked successor to Pelosi. But if he loses out to Ocasio-Cortez (he’s still on the ballot) it won’t be him. If there is a Dem rout then they may reevaluate their partisanship and “triangulate” to the center. If they retake the House and it’s perceived that identity politics is still working, it will be a trans, black, Hispanic.
Frankly, I think there will be a Dem rout and it will turn out to be a white male seen as a “moderate.” (For whatever a moderate means in the Democratic party.)
Waters!
The truth behind the article is that the their self-administered divisiveness has created a problem; they can't possibly elect a leader to pacify all of the different groups they've encouraged to become angry victims.
Two assumptions in this article struck me. These seem to be "truths" in the progressive perspective:
"Black lawmakers and candidates, furious about President Trump’s caustic racial politics and attacks on African-Americans, say they are determined to claim a greater role in steering their party."
"Some black Americans — unconvinced that Clinton and her vice-presidential pick, Sen. Tim Kaine, D.-Virginia, would be the best stewards to carry on Barack Obama’s vision of a more inclusive America — stayed home on Election Day, despite pleas from the president and other prominent black Americans."
I'm not aware of any Trump attacks on African-Americans, or indications of his "caustic racial politics."
Nor am I aware of anything Obama did to create a "more inclusive America."
Did I miss these things? Maybe I'm using the wrong news sources. But it's obvious that this author takes them for granted.
Can I say that here? Too lazy to look up the proper spelling of her name....
Clearly, a talented one isn’t even an option.
I don’t think the question of who or what will lead that party is inclusive enough.
Generation X will require a leader who is of “Gender X”.
Young vs. black?
They have young. They have black. They don’t have gifted.
A gay Socialist, or a straight one?
A black Socialist, woman Socialist, trans-gender Socialist, Hispanic Socialist, un-documented Socialist...
At this point, what difference does it make?
I hope they manage to find a 21 year old Negro Pelosi.
So they re looking for someone that looks like they can fill the part rather than find someone that has the skills to do the job... I support the dems on this. Let them pick all the incompetent talking heads they want to be their leader. The dumber and more spokes model looking the better. The would soon be racking up election loss after election loss.
I suppose whoever could do the best job is out of the question.
Whatever..........
It’ll still be COMMIE RED.
The Demonicrats are looking to their leader, who answers to the name of “Beelzebub.”
If the democrats chose based on ability rather than identity politics, they might already have won. However, if they cared about ability, a democrat win would not be the catastrophe that their identity politics guarantees.