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No major candidates of color in the Democratic race

AtlantaAdonis

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With Kamala Harris exiting the race, there are no more candidates of color left in the Democratic race. The DNC and the leadership of the party has failed to ensure that the party is adequately welcoming and not hostile to people of color who want to seek the nomination. Anyone who values diversity needs to make your voices heard and make it known that you will not support a Democratic party that is indifferent to diversity and inclusion. We can't let the Trump presidency be a crutch to not stand by our principles. Just my 2 cents.
 
Did Corey Booker somehow turn white while I wasn't looking?
 
AtlantaAdonis said:
With Kamala Harris exiting the race, there are no more candidates of color left in the Democratic race. The DNC and the leadership of the party has failed to ensure that the party is adequately welcoming and not hostile to people of color who want to seek the nomination. Anyone who values diversity needs to make your voices heard and make it known that you will not support a Democratic party that is indifferent to diversity and inclusion. We can't let the Trump presidency be a crutch to not stand by our principles. Just my 2 cents.
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Ms. Gabbard says hi.
 
AtlantaAdonis said:
With Kamala Harris exiting the race, there are no more candidates of color left in the Democratic race. The DNC and the leadership of the party has failed to ensure that the party is adequately welcoming and not hostile to people of color who want to seek the nomination. Anyone who values diversity needs to make your voices heard and make it known that you will not support a Democratic party that is indifferent to diversity and inclusion. We can't let the Trump presidency be a crutch to not stand by our principles. Just my 2 cents.
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Who was #44 again?
 
Cory Booker and Tulsi Gabbard?
 
So, to your mind, the Democratic Party is not diverse or inclusive unless the primary is rigged so a black woman wins?
 
TheGoverness said:
Did Corey Booker somehow turn white while I wasn't looking?
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Lol, I was thinking the same thing. Talk about White Supremacy, just completely writing off Gabbard, Warren, and Booker.
 
AtlantaAdonis said:
With Kamala Harris exiting the race, there are no more candidates of color left in the Democratic race. The DNC and the leadership of the party has failed to ensure that the party is adequately welcoming and not hostile to people of color who want to seek the nomination. Anyone who values diversity needs to make your voices heard and make it known that you will not support a Democratic party that is indifferent to diversity and inclusion. We can't let the Trump presidency be a crutch to not stand by our principles. Just my 2 cents.
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The Dems need to write some Affirmative Action stuff into their Party rules. You know...give their non-white minority candidates a little bit of preferential positioning.
 
Barnacle said:
Because it has already been mentioned in the title of the thread.
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Ah, I didn't notice that in the thread title. Considering there are "candidates of color" it seems obvious to me that it is the Democratic voters are simply too racist to support them. Shame
 
AtlantaAdonis said:
With Kamala Harris exiting the race, there are no more candidates of color left in the Democratic race. The DNC and the leadership of the party has failed to ensure that the party is adequately welcoming and not hostile to people of color who want to seek the nomination. Anyone who values diversity needs to make your voices heard and make it known that you will not support a Democratic party that is indifferent to diversity and inclusion. We can't let the Trump presidency be a crutch to not stand by our principles. Just my 2 cents.
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Nominate someone.

Suggestions?
 
AtlantaAdonis said:
With Kamala Harris exiting the race, there are no more candidates of color left in the Democratic race. The DNC and the leadership of the party has failed to ensure that the party is adequately welcoming and not hostile to people of color who want to seek the nomination. Anyone who values diversity needs to make your voices heard and make it known that you will not support a Democratic party that is indifferent to diversity and inclusion. We can't let the Trump presidency be a crutch to not stand by our principles. Just my 2 cents.
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Well, if you look around, there were several females, there is Yang, Booker and Harris who just dropped out today....it looks to me like there was variety, unlike any other time in history.

It sounds like your scenario would work, but only if it was an all black cast. Booker and Harris gave us their best stuff and it didn't resonate with enough voters. Nothing you can do about it.
 
AtlantaAdonis said:
With Kamala Harris exiting the race, there are no more candidates of color left in the Democratic race. The DNC and the leadership of the party has failed to ensure that the party is adequately welcoming and not hostile to people of color who want to seek the nomination. Anyone who values diversity needs to make your voices heard and make it known that you will not support a Democratic party that is indifferent to diversity and inclusion. We can't let the Trump presidency be a crutch to not stand by our principles. Just my 2 cents.
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You still have Buttigieg, gay, you have Yang Chinese, parents from Taiwan. Cory Booker, who last time I looked is black, Gabbard who was born in American Samoa and a practicing Hindu. Although outside of Buttigieg have a very long shot, none of those left seems to have much of a chance at the nomination.

Yeah, I do get what you were getting at. Of the big three, all white, all over 70, all from the northeast. No diversity there at all. Harris really wasn't a factor at this time, just another name. She had no shot polling only 3%. Now whoever wins the nomination, certainly could add the diversity with the VP choice.
 
AtlantaAdonis said:
With Kamala Harris exiting the race, there are no more candidates of color left in the Democratic race. The DNC and the leadership of the party has failed to ensure that the party is adequately welcoming and not hostile to people of color who want to seek the nomination. Anyone who values diversity needs to make your voices heard and make it known that you will not support a Democratic party that is indifferent to diversity and inclusion. We can't let the Trump presidency be a crutch to not stand by our principles. Just my 2 cents.
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It sounds like you're demanding equality of outcome, rather than equality of opportunity. Booker and Harris simply never caught on with Democratic voters. Tulsi Gabbard is the victim of a smear campaign against her, orchestrated by the neo liberals and neo conservatives who dislike her anti-war outlook. Bloomberg will be the nominee.
 
AtlantaAdonis said:
With Kamala Harris exiting the race, there are no more candidates of color left in the Democratic race. The DNC and the leadership of the party has failed to ensure that the party is adequately welcoming and not hostile to people of color who want to seek the nomination. Anyone who values diversity needs to make your voices heard and make it known that you will not support a Democratic party that is indifferent to diversity and inclusion. We can't let the Trump presidency be a crutch to not stand by our principles. Just my 2 cents.
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Fauxahontis says “How!”
 
AtlantaAdonis said:
With Kamala Harris exiting the race, there are no more candidates of color left in the Democratic race. The DNC and the leadership of the party has failed to ensure that the party is adequately welcoming and not hostile to people of color who want to seek the nomination. Anyone who values diversity needs to make your voices heard and make it known that you will not support a Democratic party that is indifferent to diversity and inclusion. We can't let the Trump presidency be a crutch to not stand by our principles. Just my 2 cents.
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Because people of color didn't seek the nomination means the DNC has done something to ensure that?

That is a huge leap right there.
 
AtlantaAdonis said:
With Kamala Harris exiting the race, there are no more candidates of color left in the Democratic race. The DNC and the leadership of the party has failed to ensure that the party is adequately welcoming and not hostile to people of color who want to seek the nomination. Anyone who values diversity needs to make your voices heard and make it known that you will not support a Democratic party that is indifferent to diversity and inclusion. We can't let the Trump presidency be a crutch to not stand by our principles. Just my 2 cents.
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I guess this means you think black candidates shouldn't be criticized. Just like 0bummer wasn't. Is that right?
 
Nap said:
Lol, I was thinking the same thing. Talk about White Supremacy, just completely writing off Gabbard, Warren, and Booker.
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Warren is a person of color? lol.
 
Mashmont said:
Warren is a person of color? lol.
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It is nearly 2020, is it not time to move past our bigotry towards transracial people? She identifies as a Native American.

I also forgot to add Yang to the list.
 
AtlantaAdonis said:
With Kamala Harris exiting the race, there are no more candidates of color left in the Democratic race. The DNC and the leadership of the party has failed to ensure that the party is adequately welcoming and not hostile to people of color who want to seek the nomination. Anyone who values diversity needs to make your voices heard and make it known that you will not support a Democratic party that is indifferent to diversity and inclusion. We can't let the Trump presidency be a crutch to not stand by our principles. Just my 2 cents.
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That there are any women in the running shows far more diversity than you could expect out of "major" candidates in the GOP.
 
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