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A statewide leader of the South Carolina Democratic Party (SCDP) – which currently holds zero constitutional offices in the Palmetto State, zero U.S. Senate seats, one out of seven congressional districts (ahem) and has super-minority status in both chambers of the S.C. General Assembly – is sharing unsolicited advice for her national party.
SCDP first vice chairperson Colleen Condon – who identifies as non-binary and whose pronouns are they/their – posted on Facebook this week that newly minted Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris (who ascended to her new position via an effective coup against the incumbent president) need not consider a white man as her running mate.
According to Condon, in fact, the opinions of “cis straight white” men aren’t necessary to consider at all …
“White Dem men: Please stop saying we need a white male VP teammate for Kamala,” Condon wrote on their Facebook page this week. “We *&$% don’t need a cis straight white man in every room and every situation.” Most of y’all certainly don’t suggest you need a non-binary person in every room.”
Only one white male – “gay white” transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg – should make the cut to be Kamala’s “teammate,” according to Condon.
Take a look …
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Condon’s dismissal of the views of straight white males is hardly the exception amongst SCDP leaders. According to two sources who participated in a recent statewide delegate call, SCDP third vice chairwoman Michelle Brandt made similar comments regarding “white men in the Lowcountry” – and how the party did not need to hear from them as it debated how to handle the coup against Biden.
Brandt, incidentally, is married to a white man who resides in the Lowcountry.
“It’s bizarre stuff,” one Democrat who was on the call told us. “And piss poor strategic thinking.”
That’s true … especially considering white men account for an estimated 34.1 percent of South Carolina’s population, according to 2020 data published by the S.C. Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office.
In one sense, Condon’s comments don’t matter. South Carolina is not in play in the 2024 presidential election – nor has it been for decades. The Palmetto State hasn’t supported a Democrat for president since Jimmy Carter in 1980. Meanwhile, it hasn’t elected a Democrat governor or U.S. senator since 1998 – and hasn’t elected a Democrat to any statewide office since 2006.
A trend its current leadership seems happy to continue …
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Condon is certainly entitled to their opinion – as well as their preferred pronouns – but such divisive rhetoric is unlikely to do anything to help Democrats achieve electoral relevance in the Palmetto State. Then again, Democrats don’t really need to achieve electoral relevance given the mass of “Republicans” in South Carolina (especially “Republican” leaders) adhering to left-of-center, uniparty orthodoxy.
Imagine, though, for a moment this script was flipped?
Imagine a ranking Republican party leader made such dismissive comments about black men? Or … black women?
They’d be called out, cancelled and run out of office faster than you can say “a sphincter says what.”
(What?)
And rightfully so …
As for Condon (and Brandt), though, they’ll get a hall pass from the press and their party because when you identify as they do, you can say whatever you want about whomever you want without consequence – no matter how racist or hateful it may be.
All in the name of “inclusivity …”
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR …
Will Folks is the owner and founding editor of FITSNews. Prior to founding his own news outlet, he served as press secretary to the governor of South Carolina, bass guitarist in an alternative rock band and bouncer at a Columbia, S.C. dive bar. He lives in the Midlands region of the state with his wife and eight children.
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12 comments
Crazy ole bird…
Yes! We don’t need socialist/communist Kamala in office, so bring another DEI hire to the ticket and this country will surely self-destruct.
Why the hell would she pick Warnock? He’s locked in for another four years in the Senate still, in what has traditionally been a red state seat, there’s no telling if another Dem can win it or not.
Has someone told her Kamala is married to a cis straight white man? Careful breaking that news to her, she might launch into space upon hearing that one.
Go touch grass, Colleen.
Wow, a person I’ve never heard of has an opinion. What a scoop!
More DEI hires- what could possibly go wrong? It’s worked for Kamala and she’s not out of her depth at all…
What the hell is the coming to?
The election of a democrat for governor in 1998 was more about teaching David Beasley a lesson than it was an actual desire for a democrat governor. Hodges lost his bid for re-election.
One thing is certain. Republicans is this state still prefer white males: straight, non-binary, or whatever. Ask Katrina, Sandi, and Penry.
So very true. Penry was censured by Kershaw County. She ran as a Republican when she was better suited for the democrat party. It is my opinion that Republicans typically don’t appreciate a wolf in sheep’s clothing as noted by her sound defeat.
People like this person are why the United States is in the shape it’s in. These ignorant folks have no idea what it means to be the CEO of America, or what it entails. They are more worried about men competing against women, allowing me to use ladies bathrooms, or having “DRAG QUEENS” humping in 3rd grade girls facing during a presentation at an elementary school. I believe that anyone with these values and lack of morals should be deported. Remember, bathroom doors should be marked, Chicks and Dicks (if you have one, use this door)! It’s sad that any person with no more common sense than this is allowed to have any platform to speak from. But, what the hell would you expect from democrats.
I’ve said it before and will say it again: Kamala Harris should pick Nikki Haley for VP. Not only will it be a winning ticket, it will be a unity ticket.
The two women can moderate each other’s views.
The French learned to form a coalition between the left and the center to defeat Marine Lepen’s far right part. And coalitions govern all over Europe and in Israel.
Why can’t America learn something useful from its friends.
So very true. Penry was censured by Kershaw County. She ran as a Republican when she was better suited for the democrat party. It is my opinion that Republicans typically don’t appreciate a wolf in sheep’s clothing as noted by her sound defeat.