EXCERPT:
PHILLIP: “That’s really interesting. It’s such an interesting question. I mean, I think one of the reasons that Vice President Harris and Barack Obama have had to present a certain way to the American public is the perception that a broad swath of the electorate, especially white voters, won’t take a black candidate seriously unless they are very buttoned up, have the resume all lined up, the whole thing. And that’s accurate, right? That, like, we all understand that. You kind of have to clear a higher bar in order to even be let in the door. And I do wonder, if the country had successfully elected a black president who was running on a progressive platform 30 years ago, whether they would have that same burden.”
(via NewsBusters)