OK, so if I'm reading things correctly, all Black people who were running for the chairmanship of the DNC have pulled out.
That means they couldn't get wide support and I have to ask why.
Ron Brown's daughter wrote that there were racists in the Democratic Party that did not want Brown to win the DNC chair. The foolishness stopped when Bill Bradley called it what it was, racism, and then backed Brown. Meanwhile, Clinton stood on the sidelines and didn't do a thing.
So, are we seeing racism within the Democratic party raise its head again? Or, are we seeing the Clintons demonstrating their strength in the party? Or, are we seeing other elements in the party vying for control?
I think, again, that Black Democratic voters are getting pimp smacked by the Democratic party, but I could be wrong.
I meant pimp smacked. But if I remember correctly, very early on, there were 3 Black men in the running.
Posted by: EBrown at January 24, 2005 10:34 PM
This isn't black and white in my view. There was ONE candidate who stood up to run--Webb from Denver. Candidates like him (black, big city, technocrat) are a dime a dozen. From Archer to Williams to Schmoke, they cut a deal with the DLC that has come back to bite them. The type of candidate who'd do well in this particular context--a firebrand? They got taken out a long time ago.
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This doesn't mean that black democratic voters aren't getting "pimp sacked" (did you mean "pimp smacked"?). But let's not assume because some weak Dennis Archer wannabe dropped out of the race that WE should be up in arms as black folk.
Posted by: Lester Spence at January 23, 2005 10:59 PM