Each of the hopeful voters in our predominantly black election district waited about two hours, alternately sitting, standing and passing the time with southern pleasantries, moments away from voting for America’s first black president. I knew Barack Obama wasn’t perfect, but he offered a bold vision following the financial crisis – and that’s what we needed. For many younger black voters, this meant lending their support to other candidates who have campaigned on progressive policies or withholding support for a particular candidate altogether. Harris’s inability to capture significant black support does not preclude that if she were white and a man, she would have probably gone farther. Her messaging about black issues – such as segregation and voter suppression – was well-timed in debates that focus very little on them.

Source: The Guardian December 05, 2019 11:37 UTC