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Jasmine Crockett says Democrats want ‘the safest white boy’ for 2028 ticket and have a specific candidate in mind (www.independent.co.uk)

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[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Holy fuck. Centrists are so goddamned desperate to run with their "we have to shut out AOC because the US is racist (until she's no longer a threat to our hegemony)" narrative that they're pretending Obama isn't Black.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I remember whites saying he was too black, poc saying he was too white, and leftists saying he's too corporate.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I remember centrists calling Bill Clinton the "first black president." Guess they don't want to give up the title.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 1 day ago

Omg I don't remember that. The real oppression, amirite?! 🤦‍♀️