Aimee Allison on Harris Dropping Out: ‘Really Sad’ to Now Have ‘Six White Candidates on Stage’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT We were ░░░░░░░░ about this earlier and ░░░░░░░░ this is the first ░░░░░░░░ sort of who was ░░░░░░░░ adjacent at least to ░░░░░░░░ front running candidates to ░░░░░░░░ and somebody said broek ░░░░░░░░ O rourke was there ░░░░░░░░ After that debate where ░░░░░░░░ got into it with ░░░░░░░░ Biden she sort of ░░░░░░░░ an important voice in ░░░░░░░░ conversation What happened in ░░░░░░░░ opinion First of all ░░░░░░░░ s tough to be ░░░░░░░░ black woman in Politics ░░░░░░░░ can t ignore the ░░░░░░░░ and gender dynamic We ░░░░░░░░ can t ignore the ░░░░░░░░ that in this crowded ░░░░░░░░ there seemed to be ░░░░░░░░ focus on her particularly ░░░░░░░░ the last couple of ░░░░░░░░ about her failings without ░░░░░░░░ how important her voice ░░░░░░░░ It wasn t just ░░░░░░░░ campaign but who she ░░░░░░░░ seeking to speak to ░░░░░░░░ with There s such ░░░░░░░░ focus on Iowa Iowa ░░░░░░░░ a majority white state ░░░░░░░░ the fact of the ░░░░░░░░ is this presidential primary ░░░░░░░░ going to be won ░░░░░░░░ lost in the states ░░░░░░░░ are majority people of ░░░░░░░░ and women of color ░░░░░░░░ going to be key ░░░░░░░░ s really sad It ░░░░░░░░ a sad day for ░░░░░░░░ Harris to exit the ░░░░░░░░ and still have candidates ░░░░░░░░ that primary who haven ░░░░░░░░ raised as much money ░░░░░░░░ didn t qualify for ░░░░░░░░ debate stage this month ░░░░░░░░ she had who are ░░░░░░░░ who don t have ░░░░░░░░ discernible plan to racial ░░░░░░░░ that will win in ░░░░░░░░ states that Trump won ░░░░░░░░ time It s a ░░░░░░░░ state of affairs to ░░░░░░░░ six white candidates on ░░░░░░░░ many of whom don ░░░░░░░░ necessarily speak with black ░░░░░░░░ who are the powerhouse ░░░░░░░░ and we re at ░░░░░░░░ moment where we went ░░░░░░░░ the most diverse set ░░░░░░░░ candidates in the history ░░░░░░░░ certainly my lifetime to ░░░░░░░░ all white stage.