If Bernie Thought Barack Obama Was So Great

[Erin_Petrovna]

12. A bit concerned

Over on the NYT comment threads, people are saying that Hillary bringing up Bernie's lack of support for the president was a "low blow" and "dog whistle" for AA voters.

I will have to admit I am a little concerned. I am black, and I support Hillary. Blacks are not a monolith, but I'm getting more and more side-eye from people when I say I support Hillary. I was dismayed that Ta-Nehisi Coates, whom I respect, said he was voting for Bernie. And Michelle Alexander's anti-HRC piece in the Nation. I am just really scared. My stepdad committed suicide halfway through Dubya's second term because he'd been turfed from his job and at 46 could not find another. Any of the goons from the GOP side would be magnitudes worse, and I am getting a little frightened by how many black people I know are treating me like I'm supporting a Klan member and that Bernie is the reincarnation of John Brown.

The comments over at the NYT were the last straw because I really fear he will try to paint Hillary as a racist when she brings up his non-support of President Obama, or as pandering to the "black vote," when neither is the case.