Chuck Darwin on Nostr: I’ve read several post-mortems on the election explaining what Kamala Harris and ...
I’ve read several post-mortems on the election explaining what Kamala Harris and the Democrats did wrong.
Some focused on Harris not adequately explaining her positions,
while Trump explained nothing.
Harris was criticized for not differentiating herself enough from Joe Biden,
as if that wouldn’t have been used against her as well.
Pundits went from lauding Harris for running a disciplined campaign,
reaching across the aisle, and trying to expand the electorate to condemning her for not attacking Biden.
None of them called out the double standard Harris faced.
The elephant in the room is the why.
Kamala Harris is a woman of African American and South Asian descent.
This opened her up to both misogynist and racist attacks, which she got in droves.
I was wrong to believe that America could overcome its biases.
Tim Scott was mistaken in saying,
“America is not a racist country.”
He should have said America is both a racist and sexist country.
https://www.levelman.com/why-i-underestimated-maga-and-what-trumps-win-means-for-you/
Some focused on Harris not adequately explaining her positions,
while Trump explained nothing.
Harris was criticized for not differentiating herself enough from Joe Biden,
as if that wouldn’t have been used against her as well.
Pundits went from lauding Harris for running a disciplined campaign,
reaching across the aisle, and trying to expand the electorate to condemning her for not attacking Biden.
None of them called out the double standard Harris faced.
The elephant in the room is the why.
Kamala Harris is a woman of African American and South Asian descent.
This opened her up to both misogynist and racist attacks, which she got in droves.
I was wrong to believe that America could overcome its biases.
Tim Scott was mistaken in saying,
“America is not a racist country.”
He should have said America is both a racist and sexist country.
https://www.levelman.com/why-i-underestimated-maga-and-what-trumps-win-means-for-you/