Perhaps. I also think he should never be considered. I also think he is right. I’m happy he said it. Sadly in this country nothing really means anything until a white guy says or does it. I have said it several times across this board. A white male is who can beat Trump or whatever other white male the republicans put up in 2020. A minority or woman not so much. It is the reality of America today. I’ve accepted this while hoping this won’t always be the case in this country.
Imagine a Latino or African American would have proposed all of Bernie’s policies. Imagine these were Obama’s ideas. Higher minimum wage, health care for all, free college, his ideas on immigration, his non interventionist foreign policy etc etc. You think Bernie catches a lot of heat in this country for his ideas? You think Obama would have been elected POTUS with these ideas? A minority would have been shot. At the very least not given any attention or shouted down from the very beginning by you guessed it white people. Good thing white people at least listen to other white people. Especially old white men. Good thing there are some white people willing to do what they think is right for everyone.