Bernie: "When You Are White"

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9. I think

Bernie is a good man, whose heart is in the right place.

I think he saw the injustice of segregation, cared deeply about it, and fought hard for Civil Rights.

I also think he has no idea how to relate to minority voters. He always conflates it with class. Always. Racial discrimination crosses class boundaries.

I actually found the "can't get a cab in DC" thing to be more out of touch. While this is a problem, it's not what plagues the African-American community. Hillary spoke articulately about how she can't relate, and wouldn't pretend to, but the only thing she can do is try to understand, and then work to take out systemic racism. And he talked about not getting a taxi cab?

I don't think he meant to say white people don't know what it's like to be poor. I think he just has trouble articulating on race because it's not something he's had to deal with in Vermont, so he gets clumsy.

This would be a much bigger gaffe if the race was still competitive. But Hillary is running away with it, so no one really cares.