A Washington Post guest essay urged White Democratic Reps. Katie Porter and Adam Schiff to step aside for Black Rep. Barbara Lee to fill the late Sen. Feinstein's seat.
White Democrats must drop out of California's Senate race, or they aren't actually committed to diversity, a guest essay in the Washington Post argued. Democratic Reps. Katie Porter and Adam Schiff have already thrown their hat in the ring in the Senate race to fill the late U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein's seat. But author and podcast host Steve Phillips urged them to step aside and allow U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif.
The White Democrats could show their 'courage' and commitment to the party's principles if they dropped out, he argued. Phillips said it was a 'moral imperative' for Lee to win the Senate seat, citing the scarcity of Black females in the Senate throughout U.S. history. But the writer said electing Lee would have other benefits too, besides making the upper chamber more racially diverse.
California’s Democratic leaders have an opportunity to do more than pay lip service to their rhetoric around diversity. It wouldn’t hurt to remind them that Harris gave up one of California’s seats to serve the country. They need to know, and show, that forcing genuine equality isn’t easy or comfortable,' Phillips wrote.
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