Yep, you know what's better for black people than black people do...got it...
The Congressional Black Caucus and Jim Clyburn endorsed Eliot Engel over Jamaal Bowman, and if that doesn't tell you the truth about these bullshit "class vs race" debates then nothing will. Black representation doesn't mean shit if the black candidate doesn't serve the political establishment. Keep in mind, they didn't *have* to endorse anyone.
By class, do you mean Clyburn endorsing someone that he’s worked with for 27 years over someone he probably doesn’t know?
Geez, man. That’s some BKF monolith bullshit right there.
I'm glad you get it, now you can shut up
There's a monolith alright, its just not racial. The CBC as a group with enormous sway, is infamous for supporting entrenched moderate and even conservative Democrats vs more progressive challengers. Very often those entrenched politicians are black, and their challengers aren't, and that is a big reason why those efforts go unquestioned. This being one of the few recent examples where that isn't the case. You can make that "monolith" smear all you want - you cant deny the clear ideological sway of the CBC and how its detrimental to the progressive movement
So, the CBC doesn't want systemic reform of the justice system? You're so right. They should listen to a bunch of elitist white "progressives".
As to the candidate being black, so are Ben Carson, Clarence Thomas and Tim Scott.
Finally we got some organized Dems. They're signing up for Trump rallies and taking tickets and then not showing up.
I'm just going to throw this out here: if you've been in the House or Senate for more than 10-15 years, you're probably more of a donor/party stooge than an actual decent human being.
There are only a handful of good ones who have managed to stick around for that long in today's lobbyist controlled world without compromising themselves, and it is why I will always be for term limits.