The biggest barrier facing women running for president
Source: Washington Monthly
BY Julie Rodin Zebrak,
As any Democrat knows, black women are the backbone of the party. It’s a ubiquitous fact in virtually all coverage of the 2020 presidential election.
Yet as of this writing, there are six candidates who qualify for December’s Democratic debate, and every single one of them is white. That’s because Senator Kamala Harris, once a top-tier candidate who would have qualified, dropped out Tuesday after it became clear that maintaining her campaign was no longer financially viable. Meanwhile, Senator Cory Booker, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro, and entrepreneur Andrew Yang have yet to meet the next debate’s qualifications.
How is it that what was once the most diverse field of presidential candidates in American history has now become so racially monochrome? If nothing changes by December 19, when the candidates will take the stage in Los Angeles, Democrats will broadcast a message that they surely wouldn’t want to endorse—that they, like Republicans, remain a predominantly white party.
Click here to read the full article published by Washington Montly on 5 December 2019.
BY Julie Rodin Zebrak,
As any Democrat knows, black women are the backbone of the party. It’s a ubiquitous fact in virtually all coverage of the 2020 presidential election.
Yet as of this writing, there are six candidates who qualify for December’s Democratic debate, and every single one of them is white. That’s because Senator Kamala Harris, once a top-tier candidate who would have qualified, dropped out Tuesday after it became clear that maintaining her campaign was no longer financially viable. Meanwhile, Senator Cory Booker, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro, and entrepreneur Andrew Yang have yet to meet the next debate’s qualifications.
How is it that what was once the most diverse field of presidential candidates in American history has now become so racially monochrome? If nothing changes by December 19, when the candidates will take the stage in Los Angeles, Democrats will broadcast a message that they surely wouldn’t want to endorse—that they, like Republicans, remain a predominantly white party.
Click here to read the full article published by Washington Montly on 5 December 2019.