{"id":1991099,"date":"2023-08-04T15:02:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T19:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/affirmative-white-supremacy-democrats-really-dont-want-black-candidates-winning-primaries\/"},"modified":"2023-08-04T15:03:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T19:03:00","slug":"affirmative-white-supremacy-democrats-really-dont-want-black-candidates-winning-primaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/affirmative-white-supremacy-democrats-really-dont-want-black-candidates-winning-primaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats oppose black candidates winning primaries."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Faffirmative-white-supremacy-democrats-really-dont-want-black-candidates-winning-primaries%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1991099&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>The party of &#8216;diversity&#8217; has a clear preference for privileged \u200cwhites<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure>\n  <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s happening<\/strong>:\u2062 The\u200b Democratic\u200c Party, which claims to value diversity \u200band affirmative action, keeps boosting white candidates in state primaries to prevent a qualified black candidate from winning the nomination.<\/p>\n<h3>California<\/h3>\n<p>Rep.\u2063 Barbara Lee (D., \u200bCalif.) is trying to become the state&#8217;s first fully black U.S. senator. She is\u2064 running to replace the retiring Sen. Dianne \u200dFeinstein \u2063(D.,\u2064 Calif.).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lee&#8217;s historic efforts to bring diversity\u2062 and equity to\u2062 the\u2064 U.S. Senate should have precluded any non-diverse Democrats\u200c from \u200centering the race.<\/li>\n<li>Alas, two white candidates with\u2063 deep\u200d ties to the national Democratic Party\u2014Reps. Katie Porter and Adam Schiff\u2014decided their personal ambition was more important than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amid-spike-in-anti-asian-violence-democratic-voters-shun-asian-american-candidate-in-nyc-mayoral-primary\/\" title=\"Amid Spike in Anti-Asian Violence, Democratic Voters Shun Asian-American Candidate in NYC Mayoral Primary\">combating white supremacy<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Porter, a privileged\u2064 graduate of <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/katie-porter-truth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">elite schools<\/a> such as \u200cthe Phillips Academy, Yale, and Harvard, went so far\u200c as to urge Gov. Gavin Newsom (D., Calif.) to <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/california\/white-privilege-katie-porter-says-a-black-woman-should-replace-dianne-feinstein-but-shes-still-running\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">appoint \u2063a black woman<\/a> \u200cto Feinstein&#8217;s seat in the event \u200cthe 90-year-old lawmaker stepped down\u2063 before 2024. She evidently does not believe a black woman is qualified to\u2063 serve a full\u2064 term.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Michigan<\/h3>\n<p>The field of \u200dDemocrats vying to succeed retiring Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D., \u2063Mich.) in 2024 \u2063is \u200chistorically diverse: Two black women, a\u2063 black man (actor Hill Harper), and an Arab-American \u2062businessman have announced their candidacies. Wow!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>That\u2064 didn&#8217;t stop national Democrats from trying \u200cto recruit Transportation Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/columns\/pete-buttigieg-is-not-ready-for-primetime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pete Buttigieg<\/a>, who recently \u2064bought\u2063 a \u200dhouse in Michigan, \u2064to run for the\u200b U.S. Senate.<\/li>\n<li>It \u200ddidn&#8217;t stop Rep. \u200dElissa\u2063 Slotkin (D., Mich.), a white woman with\u200b ties to the \u2064CIA, from entering the\u200b primary. Slotkin is the Democratic Party&#8217;s &#8220;consensus candidate&#8221; despite her glaring lack \u2064of\u200c diverse characteristics, <em>Politico<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/02\/27\/elissa-slotkin-senate-michigan-00084519\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Virginia<\/h3>\n<p>Rep. Abigail Spanberger\u200c (D., Va.), another white woman with ties to the CIA, is reportedly \u200cplanning\u200d to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/07\/28\/spanberger-future-00108756\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">run<\/a> for governor in 2025, <em>Politico<\/em> reported last month.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Axios<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/local\/richmond\/2023\/03\/09\/virginia-governor-running-spanberger-stoney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> in \u200cMarch\u200d that Spanberger \u200b&#8221;hasn&#8217;t made up her \u2062mind&#8221; about a gubernatorial bid but noted that Richmond mayor Levar Stoney, a qualified black\u200c man, was &#8220;all in on 2025.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>There is no question that Spanberger, a\u2063 member of \u2062the Democratic leadership team in the House, would be heavily favored in the race\u2063 thanks \u2064in large part to the support of national Democrats and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-gov-hopefuls-side-with-union-in-fight-over-virginia-school-closures\/\" title=\"Dem Gov Hopefuls Side With Union in Fight Over Virginia School Closures\">special interest groups<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Why it matters<\/strong>: Despite their \u200dalleged support for racial diversity and affirmative action, \u200bnational Democrats have shown a strong preference\u2063 for privileged white candidates in contested primaries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Crucial context<\/strong>: During the 2020 election cycle,\u2063 the Democratic Party spent more than $50 million backing <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/elections\/democrats-against-black-candidates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">white candidates<\/a> over qualified black candidates in key\u2062 U.S. Senate primaries.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Erica\u2062 Smith, a former state lawmaker who lost the primary for U.S. Senate in North Carolina, accused Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) of\u2063 racism after Schumer urged Democratic donors to support\u2064 her\u2063 white male opponent, Cal \u200cCunningham. \u200c&#8221;Sen. Schumer, for whatever \u200dreason, did not\u2063 want an African American running \u2063for\u200b Senate in North Carolina,&#8221; Smith <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/chuck-schumer-racist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>That same year, national Democrats endorsed\u200b M.J. Hegar in \u200cthe U.S. \u2063Senate\u2062 primary in Texas. The endorsement\u2063 came at the \u200cexpense of black\u2062 state senator Royce West, who called it a &#8220;slap in the face&#8221; \u200cand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-allege-people-complaining-about-harris-on-spanish-language-radio-is-a-coordinated-attack\/\" title=\"Democrats Allege People Complaining About Harris On Spanish-Language Radio Is A Coordinated Attack\">accused party leaders<\/a> of &#8220;trying to \u2064lock African Americans out of the process.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>President Joe Biden&#8217;s approval rating \u2063among black voters \u200dhas\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/fivethirtyeight.com\/features\/biden-approval-black-hispanic-voters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">declined<\/a> significantly since he took office in 2021.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Bottom line<\/strong>: Democrats talk a big game when \u200cit comes \u200dto diversity, equity, and inclusion. Nevertheless, their actions suggest they don&#8217;t think black candidates \u200bhave what it takes to win elections. That&#8217;s racist.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Go deeper<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/u\/1\/?zx=7rrlicqfo5cn#inbox?compose=sJwlqdflXpmBzjNrNVPQfQsnWLVRPngcbMSgGxTzvMCkZBBkjnhkzjNVHBhxXCcQWXGtPRrdpRVFGBmWFgtPRzPrKmLPGfQVzrrMmjDGFWFTqNFqBDsNDFwbkLNqMWZZWChrlMmFMbbbVQdpncQVwgmkQPLcNxctV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democrats Are Waging War on Diversity, \u200dEquity, and Inclusion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Democratic Party, known for promoting diversity, surprisingly favors privileged white candidates over qualified black candidates in state primaries. Rep. Barbara Lee (D., Calif.) is striving to become California&#8217;s first fully representative nominee, facing obstacles within her own party. This raises questions about the party&#8217;s commitment to its proclaimed values.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":97,"featured_media":1991100,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1991099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1991099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/97"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1991099"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1991099\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1991100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1991099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1991099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1991099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}