Black Women in Politics
When all else fails, listen to Black women
Donna Brazile’s bombshell book exposed unattended wound in the Democratic Party
If 2017 could only leave us with one thing, I hope it is a loud reminder that we all should be listening to Black women.
One year removed from the 2016 election where white women chose race over gender, white men chose gender over logic, and Black women tried to save us all, the Democrats have yet to rebound from that tragic defeat; potentially setting up the same dangerous result in three years if the party’s inaction continues.
The Democrats, have in short become the party of resistance to anything Republican, similar to the opposition Obama faced ad nauseam from the GOP throughout his 8-year term. However, if the current state of the country is the formula, simply having the oval, Senate and House is not enough, and Democrats need to hit an immediate reset on ideology if the party is going to survive.
There’s a dismantling of sorts that needs to take palce within the Democratic Party, and it’s already being led by none other than Donna Brazile. The former interim DNC chair and political analyst recently shocked the world with her new book “Hacks,” divulging some of the most intimate details surrounding the 2016 presidential election—particularly Hillary Clinton‘s campaign.
In excerpts from her new Book, she describes several events including how the DNC essentially shorthanded the Bernie Sanders campaign by giving its full allegiance to Clinton well before she sured up the nomination. To quote Brazile, “The funding arrangement with HFA and the victory fund agreement was not illegal, but it sure looked unethical. If the fight had been fair, one campaign would not have control of the party before the voters had decided which one they wanted to lead. This was not a criminal act, but as I saw it, it compromised the party’s integrity.”
This revelation has caused hysteria, with Sanders supporters feeling vindicated for the rigging they always claimed happened, and Clinton supporters feeling betrayed by the once loyal right-hand women to her campaign. What’s more is that many believe that this revelation is proof that Sanders was the Dems’ most viable candidate, which could prove …