How Sister McKinney Lost

For them, the causes are entirely external. It was the Republican crossover vote. It was the outside money. It was white Democrats unfolding nefarious schemes from the governor’s office. It was the alliance of the hard Right and Zionists. It was a universally hostile media. In truth all these were important factors. But none of them were surprises and all of them come with the turf. Remember Maxine’s Rule…

[When] you speak truth to power… powerful interests will target you, will mobilize their resources… and come after you. We have to defend those correct and principled positions by hitting the street and organizing our own communities.”

In the last few days, we have been treated to leaks and rumors of a “black voter boycott” in November to retaliate against white Democrats who did not support McKinney, a run for the US Senate, and a run for president or vice president on the Green Party ticket. On September 10 McKinney’s dad Billy, a 30 year Georgia state representative prominently involved in his daughter’s campaign, faced off against a white opponent, a member of the Sons of the Confederacy. It was a 60% black district. The elder McKinney lost too. He blames black people who “just didn’t come out” for him and his daughter.