Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 4 months agoMichigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer: I have not been vetted as Kamala Harris' running matewww.usatoday.comexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up176arrow-down15
arrow-up171arrow-down1external-linkMichigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer: I have not been vetted as Kamala Harris' running matewww.usatoday.comRapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square22fedilink
minus-squareThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·4 months agoUnfortunately we still have to accommodate for moderate bigots when it comes to gender, race etc of candidates. Hopefully once Gen Z and Gen A really get into voting that race/gender intolerance for politicians won’t be a factor any more.
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·4 months agoBigots are given greater consideration than progressives. It’s like the party regrets the Civil Rights Act because of all the dixiecrats who jumped ship.
Unfortunately we still have to accommodate for moderate bigots when it comes to gender, race etc of candidates. Hopefully once Gen Z and Gen A really get into voting that race/gender intolerance for politicians won’t be a factor any more.
Bigots are given greater consideration than progressives.
It’s like the party regrets the Civil Rights Act because of all the dixiecrats who jumped ship.