This is the continual refrain whenever the Democrats think about putting forward someone who isn’t a white man. Nominally left people were saying the same thing about a black president in 2008. There’s always this appeal from people who say they totally think it’s dumb, but we need to think of the sensibilities of bigots. Then we do the thing anyway and it turns out most people have bigger issues to think about and those that are dedicated to their prejudice already recognize that the Republicans are their party.
Stop playing devil’s advocate for sexist boogeymen and just live your values. The Republicans know that sexism isn’t a winning issue with undecided voters, that’s why they’re telling their base to STFU. Democrats don’t need to help enforce the social structure of some imagined gettable bigots.
This is the continual refrain whenever the Democrats think about putting forward someone who isn’t a white man. Nominally left people were saying the same thing about a black president in 2008. There’s always this appeal from people who say they totally think it’s dumb, but we need to think of the sensibilities of bigots. Then we do the thing anyway and it turns out most people have bigger issues to think about and those that are dedicated to their prejudice already recognize that the Republicans are their party.
Stop playing devil’s advocate for sexist boogeymen and just live your values. The Republicans know that sexism isn’t a winning issue with undecided voters, that’s why they’re telling their base to STFU. Democrats don’t need to help enforce the social structure of some imagined gettable bigots.