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The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.

H.L. Mencken

Sunday, May 19, 2024

Interesting

 Biden's speech at Morehouse was an interesting moment in his re-election campaign. Young Black voters seem to be cool on him, and he will need them to "come home." The politics of Gaza make this even more complicated, in that many college aged Blacks see Gaza as a proxy for other social justice movements. I personally think Hamas is a thin reed to lean on when it comes to "justice" but that's beside the point.

What's interesting is that he seems to have won over the crowd. That's not his best feature - public speaking - but if he can continue to do that, it should help him consolidate his base. I also thought it was interesting that parents were telling their kids to be respectful. An underrated feature of Democratic politics is the mild conservatism of many older Black and Brown voters. There's a clear lane for Biden there, and hopefully the parents will open that lane to their kids.

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