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Listened to Clyburn's un-endorsement of Sanders. McGovern in 1972 is his lead argument. So, basically trauma and fear. fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-south-carolinas-james-clyburn-is-endorsing-biden/Permalink On twitter.com
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Clyburn really had little good to say about Biden, but he does have clear memories of Jesse Jackson and Amiri Baraka backing McGovern while southern Blacks resisted.Permalink On twitter.com
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Clyburn has earned the right to fear rather than hope. He's paid his dues and done his time. But he shouldn't pass on trauma and fear as legacy.On twitter.com
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Generalizing a political outcome across 48 years because "the country isn't ready" is an endeavor fraught with danger. None of us sees or knows the country as a whole.Permalink On twitter.com
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And 2008 is of course the greatest example of why "the country isn't ready" is both post-traumatic and self-defeating. Only a ritualistic repetition of "hope" steeled people against the fear of failure.Permalink On twitter.com
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I refuse to make an election a half century ago the reason why we can't have universal health care, childcare for all, and an end to student debt. Especially not when in 2008, a Dem ran the table while promising a health care overhaul and new taxes on the rich.Permalink On twitter.com