Barack Obama JUST said he had to send Joe fucking Biden to negotiate with McConnell because McConnell thought it would be politically poisonous to be seen with a Black man, yet y'all still somehow think Black folks have the privilege of not having to navigate a racist electorate.
And this is why I don't like dismissing the power of a racist white electorate when it comes to voting. Of course there are large swaths of racist white folks that dems will never get (Trumpers) but we also have to worry about these type coming out to shit on Black folks if
Folks start talking about defunding the police, which yes, needs to happen, but we all know how these folks feel about the cops protecting them from the perceived danger of Black people. Also, don't even get me started on Reagan Democrats who you can get to support you
Politically, but will cut and run for the same reasons as the Trumpers. Like, you just can't will this stuff away yall, we have to deal with this stuff everytime it's time to vote.
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