Please tell me why I shouldn't be offended. [View all]

[louis c]

I have supported with time, energy and money every Democratic candidate for President since George McGovern.

I donated $1,000 to the Obama campaign after the primary and before the General Election in 2008 and another $1,000 to Hillary in 2016.

I am a 66 year old, white married guy with a 63 year old wife. We have no kids and are fairly well off (thanks to unions).

So, I have supported a young, black guy and a white woman. I was proud to support both of them, because I have been a Democrat all of my life.

But, when I read here, or hear out in the political gatherings, that people don't want to vote for Biden in the Democratic Primary because he's an "old, white guy", tell me, as a life long Democrat and an old white guy, why I shouldn't be offended?

I nearly had fist fights with relatives and friends who told me they couldn't vote for Obama because he was black, and later, Hillary because she was a woman. I placed my heart and soul into both of those campaigns, supporting Hillary in the primary in 2008 and 2016 and Barack in between.

Now, I hear Democrats tell me that "they are sick and tired of old white guys" running for President.

Please explain the difference to me between a person saying that they can't vote for an old white guy, or they can't vote for a black guy or a woman.