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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTara Reade's timing was to erase black voters
Biden was the overwhelming choice of black voters, who are concentrated in certain states. There are 10 states, including DC with 20% or more of its population made up of black people. One can assume the electorates are similar. But remember, Democrats aren't the entire electorate and black voters are overwhelmingly Democratic even in states that are GOP leaning or even strong GOP.
Those states are DC, MS, LA, GA, MD, SC, AL, NC. VA and DE. Now imagine a world that didn't have COVID 19. In that world, only DE, MD, and DC wouldn't have been finished voting by the end of March. She gave her interview to Katie Halper on 24 March. I don't think this is an accident. It was attempt to remove black voices from our process because that is the only way Sanders could win. If you drop to 15% you include TN, Arkansas, FL, and New York. Many of those states, including all of those who would have voted by the end of March has Democratic electorates that are 40% or more African American. And if Tara Reade had her way none of those votes would matter. Some of the people pushing this story say we could rerun the primaries in those states, that is bullshit and they know it. They feel that it is OK to silence these voters and have our primary be close to lily white to help Sanders. That is why the timing was what it was.
Beakybird
(3,330 posts)This is definitely has Russian fingerprints on it.
pwb
(11,245 posts)Stretching things out is Puke, Putins desire.
WhiteTara
(29,692 posts)in the future without forewarning. I think the analysis is spot on.
The Russians are expert in the field of reflexive control - look here not there and this is prime.
qazplm135
(7,447 posts)it was in reaction to Super Tuesday and the weeks after. Once it became clear it was down to Biden and Bernie, and once it became clear Bernie has no shot, then that might explain the 24 March date.
If it were the Russians, why wouldn't they have done it right after South Carolina when it looked like Biden might be gaining momentum? Or better yet the Monday after everyone but Warren dropped out?
I guess I just think the Russians would have been way smarter about it than Reade...who was probably holding on to irrational hope for longer.