The Bernie Sanders race argument is a cheap shot.

[BrotherIvan]

25. But the idea that he is ignoring race in his speeches is not true

And somehow implying that he not only turns a blind eye but doesn't care about race is a cheap shot. He is currently making an argument for getting the economy back on track. He specifically mentions the high unemployment in black neighborhoods and among black youth. That is part of an argument that people need jobs and young people a path for the future as one of the things that government can do and does very well. He is trying to come up with solutions for specific problems with quantifiable statistics in his speeches.

What might confuse some people is that he's not throwing off platitudes that most politicians do. "I believe in equality for all!" is a statement, but not a very deep one. We should be demanding policy proposals from politicians and not letting them get away with platitudes. Hiring a couple of minorities to be spokespeople doesn't count. What does a politician promise to do and how do they plan to get it done? What is their record? When one starts really looking at that, then campaign blurbs don't mean much.

The campaign is just getting started. I have actually not seen or heard Clinton's platform at all. If she comes out with a *concrete plan* for ending police violence, ending the war on drugs, fixing an unequal justice system and ending mass incarceration, restoring voting rights, jobs and education concentrated in black neighborhoods, raising the life expectancy, bridging the massive personal wealth gap, and comes out strongly in favor of reparations, I will crawl over broken glass to vote for her. But since I didn't see any of those things in 2008, I am not sure I will believe them now.