MSNBC host Joy Reid lost her mind over the weekend over a report that Democrats are considering “two white guys” on the 2020 presidential ticket.
During a segment on her MSNBC show “AM Joy,” the panel began discussing reports that Joe Biden is considering Beto O’Rourke to run on his ticket as his vice presidential nominee in 2020.
Reid and her guest, Jason Johnson, could not stomach the idea of a white person — let alone two — running for president on the Democratic side.
JASON JOHNSON: What’s the most important constituency for Democrats in 2020? Black women. And I’ve heard plenty of black women say, if there’s not a black woman on this ticket, I’m not voting, I’m not excited, I’m not enthusiastic.” If the Democratic party wants to run seriously in 2020, they can’t relegate black women to second class. They can’t relegate black women a consolation prize.
JOY REID: They can’t run two white guys. The idea that you have Joe Biden talking to Beto O’Rourke and saying maybe they could be a ticket. I personally find it hard to understand how you get the requisite turnout among voters of color if it’s a two-white-male ticket. I mean, women are going to be outraged if there’s not a woman on the ticket, and voters of color are going to say: well, then why are we participating?”
She did? When? How?
