Bad actors thrive because they have a willing audience, not because their targets make their job easier. Holding Black politicians to an unfair, ever-shifting standard only serves to reinforce the double standard. *I* don't think we should demand that Black people constantly prove themselves against an impossible metric, but that we need to challenge the conditions that create it in the first place.
She can do better and you should expect better. She has to apologize and clarify her own statements. Dont defend that.