Bottom line problem: No black or brown person will be on any primary ballot

[Jirel]

126. You just are proving that you DON'T get it.

Let's make no mistake - both Booker and Harris are excellent candidates, as they have proven in serving their home states and winning elections in those states. They have done incredible work on committees. You can't even put Buttigieg, Yang, or Bloomberg in the same category of experience, proven electability, and effectiveness as Booker and Harris. They're strong candidates - let's not pretend otherwise.

There is no question they got shafted by the media. Would they still be in the race if not for that? Maybe not. But they would be out of the race on their own merit, not because they were in a competitive race with other strong candidates AND they were being nailed by media inattention or, worse, having their message drowned out by manufactured issues like the trumpeted allegations that they were failing to attract POC votes. As if it is their sole responsibility to garner POC votes by virtue of the color of their skins.

Until the Democratic Party is wiling to acknowledge that there is a racism problem, and address it, it's going to keep struggling and even losing. The DNC seems to think it is owed the loyalty of voters of color, when it does nothing to level the playing field for its candidates of color, and the attention given to voters of color lasts just about as long as an election season.