Joy Reid: why are black potential candidates getting singled out for attacks by Bernie people?

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91. That seems presumptuous

I've never heard of this guy... a quick search led to a bunch of articles that basically say the same thing - "What was he thinking?" From the few I read, there is no indication that he is being supported by any particular group, or that he is some sort of party darling.

Most point out that he will face criticism over his business past, although the two businesses he had and sold appear at first glance to be non controversial (note that in the article that Joy was referring to, the discussion focuses on Harris, Patrick, and Booker's ties to OneWest and Bain Capital.)

The Politico piece on his announcement indicate that he has many things that the left will see as negative, including support for the TPP and for some Republican-liked economic policies.

He seems like a relative nobody, supported by relatively nobody, so it doesn't seem surprising that there is not a ton of criticism of him yet. You are ascribing the lack of criticism of him to racism, when it seems the simpler answer is that the lack of criticism stems from the fact that the response to his announcement seems to have been an overwhelming "meh" from both party and populace.