Did Whiteness Play a Role in the United States of America?

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CNN's Anderson Cooper asks: Did it have to be a white guy that people knew? "It had to be Joe Biden. That's what was motivating me and a lot of other people," he says. ' whiteness always played a role in the United States of America, and still playing a role'

In kicking off the midterms, Joe Biden talked about American democracy as a shared value, enshrined in the country’s founding — a value that both Democrats and Republicans should join together in defending. But there is another possible view of this moment. One that is shared by two very different groups: the voters who propelled Biden to the presidency … and the conservative activists who are rejecting democracy altogether.

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