Analysis: Democrats likely 'Final Four' candidates offer an important measure of diversity: A woman, an openly gay man; two of the oldest men ever to run for president, and the youngest. But missing is any candidate of color, writes hookjan.
; between an advocate of a strong U.S. role in the world and those with more limited ambitions; between a millennial who brings a new style of leadership and a septuagenarian touting his long government career.But missing is any candidate of color, at a time when African American and Latino voters have become some of the most important constituencies of the Democratic Party and are crucial to its hopes of defeating President Trump.
Noting that Trump won the crucial state of Wisconsin in 2016 in part because black turnout dropped in Milwaukee, he added, “We need to have someone who can inspire ... African American voters to the polls in record numbers.”The emergence of an all-white top tier points to a surprising dynamic in how the Democratic primary contest has unfolded.
But while Biden has seen his support fade, the decline has come mostly among white voters, especially college-educated liberals who have moved to Warren and Buttigieg. His backing among black voters remains strong, giving him a political firewall in the South, starting with South Carolina, the fourth state to vote in the primaries, where blacks make up more than 60% of the Democratic electorate., found Biden leading overall with 33% among likely Democratic primary voters.
“For too long candidates have taken for granted the constituency that has been the backbone of the Democratic Party,” she said. “They show up when it’s close to election time.”Buttigieg argued that, as a gay man, he understands the experience of suffering from discrimination. “I welcome the challenge of connecting with black voters in America who don’t yet know me,” he said.
Sanders’ closing statement emphasized his experience during the civil rights movement of the 1960s and his roots as the son of an immigrant. He touted his commitment to helping the nation’s undocumented migrants.Biden, responding to Harris’ call to rebuild the Obama coalition, reasserted his claim to be Obama’s heir.
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