This week on MSNBC’s “The Sunday Show,” host Jonathan Capehart responded to a Wall Street Journal editorial directed at him for claiming Glenn Youngkin winning Virginia’s gubernatorial race would be a win for white supremacy.
The editorial, noting that Virginia elected Winsome Sears, a black woman, as lieutenant governor, mocked Capehart’s analysis ahead of the election as a “‘racist’ fail.”
Capehart argued Sears’ election doesn’t make his assertion wrong.
“Whiteness is a hell of a drug. Fear worked, and Youngkin won in a state President Biden won just last year by 10 points,” Capehart stated.
“Nice try, but invoking the name of Winsome Sears doesn’t prove my assertion wrong about the role of race in the Virginia governor’s election — not in the least,” he continued. “Look, voting for someone black does not grant absolution from racism or being motivated by the racist dog whistles, or nowadays, bull horns, that politicians use to play on racial fears for political gain. And let’s be clear. Having some of your best friends be black or family members be black or dating or being married to someone black or liking black music and culture is no pass either. Also, when you hear us talking about granting folks black cards, always remember it’s a joke. Blackness isn’t transferrable, but I digress. What I’m saying is not meant to take away from Sears’ historic accomplishment.”
Capehart pointed out that Sears supported former President Donald Trump’s “America First” policy and that “she was part of a ticket that picked at white grievance and played on racial fears to win.”
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