Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Charles Blow: Joe Biden Is Problematic [View all]The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,661 posts)with Mr. Blow, being a white person who, like Biden, probably doesn't really "get" it. The reality is that if one has been living in privilege, as I and other white people, including Biden, have, we won't totally get it no matter how hard and sincerely we try. You can't walk in someone else's shoes if you don't know how. Biden actually made that exact point in his speech at the church yesterday. Biden probably is old-fashioned, and possibly unintentionally a little paternalistic and insufficiently woke, but he told us in that speech that he knows this. But the way I look at it is that I'd rather have a president who can be seen as antiquated and "problematic" than a flat-out racist who's doing everything in his power to crush the lives of people who aren't white. Blow agrees with this point also.
So, if Biden is the candidate most likely to beat Trump he is obviously our best hope of reversing the malign trends Trump has started. Right now Biden has the most substantial lead in head-to-head polls vs. Trump, so if the primary election were held tomorrow that's who I'd vote for. Maybe that will change by next winter when the primaries start for real. I'm voting for the candidate who can beat Trump by the widest margin. Blow might be right about Biden's shortcomings as to racial issues but if Trump is in the WH for another four years we are all screwed - and especially PoC.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden