John McWhorter is never afraid to go there and today he has a new opinion piece at the NY Times doing just that. His argument is that all of the fluffy coverage of Kamala Harris is really cover for something people feel awkward talking about. It’s not her cackle that has Democrats ecstatic, it’s her skin color.
Imagine if after President Biden stepped down, the party had united around a white male candidate. If the person accepting the nomination last week had been Gavin Newsom, Beto O’Rourke or even Tim Walz, there would have been some joy, sure. But not of the theatrical degree we saw in Chicago. Not too many people in the audience would be crying with joy as they did for Harris.
Let’s take it further. Suppose the nominee were a white woman. There would surely be some joy, of the Hillary vintage. Some, but not like in Chicago. Tearful beaming elation for Amy Klobuchar?…
