Because they don't have to choose. They don't have to say, "Do we want Corey Booker or Kamala Harris -- or Warren or Gillibrand or Castro or Cuomo?
Promoting Maxine is like promoting John Lewis -- neither of them is going to run for president, so the media can give them some airtime without committing themselves to one candidate and rejecting all the others.
It was basically a race riot against the Koreans (the newcomers from Asia). A lot of their small businesses didn’t have insurance, and when they were burned out, they lost everything.
Mayor Bradley (black) was not sympathetic; and when city hall workers (black) threw garbage on Koreans during a demonstration, he apologized, but refused to meet with them.
Korean workers also were driven off construction sites (again, nothing from the city).
Maxine Waters basically called for Koreans to be attacked and murdered (inciting to riot).
Reverse all the colors, and you’ll see how much racism was involved.