Expectations that prioritize privileged identities keep women and people of color from even running for office Since Kamala Harris’s defeat to Donald Trump in 2024, Democrats have chased candidates who exude an ever-elusive “authenticity”. For many on the left, the answer was Graham Platner, a m...

Source: [Guardian US](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/19/graham-platner-double-standard-politics)

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