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Honestly they could have just called Dr. Webb an uppity negro and affirmative action hire and saved the ink because that's the subtext.
You 
cannotmake statements like this without evidence
cannotmake statements like this without evidence
It's worth pointing out that Dr. Webb ran on restructuring the ACA (among other things) and spent a huge part of the spring treating Covid-19 patients.
The idea that only his race was a factor is disgusting. Lots of people just lost their health insurance during a pandemic.
The idea that only his race was a factor is disgusting. Lots of people just lost their health insurance during a pandemic.
This piece from May 19th - before the George Floyd protests - says Dr. Webb was second in total money raised and first in the number raised from small donors. The 1st in $$ raised candidate, ran for the seat before and lost (i think in natl election.) https://www.c-ville.com/primary-roundup-dark-horse-democrats-and-how-to-vote-in-a-pandemic/
BUT HE WAS BLACK!
Yes, race fucking matters. But if you can't write about it with nuance then just don't write about it. Truly.
Yes, race fucking matters. But if you can't write about it with nuance then just don't write about it. Truly.
Also the way this is structure this implies there's a correlation between Dr. Webbs election and the Republican incumbents loss.
Is there? IDK. THEY SURE WANT YOU TO THINK SO THOUGH.
Is there? IDK. THEY SURE WANT YOU TO THINK SO THOUGH.
Also, "racial diverse districts" can be read as a dog whistle since white people and people of color have different perceptions of diversity.
These are fuzzy numbers but white people think diversity is achieved with ~15% POC while POC think a space is diverse at ~30 POC
These are fuzzy numbers but white people think diversity is achieved with ~15% POC while POC think a space is diverse at ~30 POC
If you have that in mind, then saying that "racially diverse districts" elect black people suggests that white people feel like they're losing power. That those districts will never elect a white person again. Which btw is a white supremacist talking point 
In my life I've probably said a lot of horrifically problematic things. that's the culture we all swim in. I'm still working "lame" and "insane" out of my spoken* vocabulary. But as reporters we have to do better. We just have to.
*I'm counting rapid texts/tweets as "spoken"
*I'm counting rapid texts/tweets as "spoken"
