‘Well, that didn’t take long.
MAGA-supporting Republicans set a land speed record rolling out sexist and racist attacks against Vice President Harris as soon as it looked like she’d be the Democratic presidential nominee.
So much for unifying the country.
Many of these attacks leaned on the offensive trope that she is a DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) candidate, which made it look like multiple folks on the right got the same memo.
The good news (maybe) is Republicans themselves suddenly seemed to realize what a bad look that was.
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And there is every reason to believe that racist and misogynist attacks designed to defeat her will fail.
First, enthusiasm for her candidacy is rising. Voter registrations are way up. In its first two days, Harris’s presidential campaign raised a record-breaking $100 million.
Those donors were big, small and diverse. It was especially gratifying to see that well more than $2 million was raised by two Black groups, Win with Black Women and Win with Black Men (especially great if you’re tired of reading that Black men are leaning toward former President Trump).
Also, the world has changed since 2008, when Hillary Clinton put “18 million cracks” in that “highest, hardest glass ceiling,” and even more since she was the Democratic nominee in 2016.’
Of course, the racist, misogynist attacks will fail – but they won’t stop.