Dear Reporters: go talk to black and brown people

[StarfishSaver]

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[Beakybird]

1. Amen!

[Garrett78]

2. As I've said repeatedly, it was implied after the 2016 election...

...that persons of color don't experience 'economic anxiety'. Amazing how many people promoted that notion, whether they realized it or not (including, sadly, some on the left end of the spectrum who insist economic anxiety was the reason for Trump's "win" and that we must win those folks over).

And, while I'm glad that more and more white suburban women seem to be coming to their senses, let's not lose sight of the fact that we'd be completely up shit creek without a paddle if not for persons of color.

[sheshe2]

3. Yes. nt

[rufus dog]

4. Orange County is the perfect example of this

HRC won the OC, Dem hadn't won since the Depression.

Sixth most populated county, not one story about what happened. Can you imagine if a Dem won yet lost Cook or LA County? We would have media stories about the shortcomings of the elected President.

Then in 2018 the media showed up, to do hack stories on how they didn't see the energy for Dem candidates. They spent the week prior to the election in Katie Porter's district, claiming no enthusiasm. Then the Dems swept the OC and the media disappeared.

It is almost if they are always working for one party.

[ismnotwasm]

5. God yes

Interviewing those people over and over does NOT give new information.

[griloco]

6. OTOH

No one interviewed the Russians that made Trump's "victory" possible...

[uponit7771]

7. K&R, Again, Red Don UNDER-PERFORMED rMoney !!! It was 3rd party votes in 5 states that had

... strong VSM laws and one state were there were 40,000 people who voted for state officials in Detroit but didn't vote for president which never happens.

They're more talking about Trump voters than these glaring anomalies in VSM states but not talking about 3rd party candidates over-performing again in VSM states.

I guess that doesn't make for good what do these people thing TV

[MurrayDelph]

8. Oh, please, everyone

in "the media" knows that the only people anyone cares about are either
rich
white,
from New York,

of all of the above.

[soldierant]

9. The result is that people of color

become the Democratic Party's "secret weapon."

It may sound positive for the Party to have a secret weapon, but, frankly, I'd rather have people of color known about as human beings Widely. By everyone.

[BlueWI]

10. Truth.

We are a long ways away from truly including people of color in media and governance.

[CatWoman]

11. THIS

[crickets]

12. Respect.

:waves a flag for Oliver Willis:

[Roland99]

13. Like this NYT piece on "swing voters"

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/11/15/us/politics/trump-impeachment-swing-states.html

2 out of 12 were firmly pro impeachment

A couple were milquetoast

The rest were complete morons

[WhiskeyGrinder]

14. Dear media: Hire black and brown people.