Here is the statistic she really owes her voting public: since her entry into “public service”–which is a very, very lucrative profession–in 1990, what have been the economic trends in the districts she represented? She has represented 3 districts in California, as I understand it: the 29th, the 35th, and now, since 2013, the 43rd.
Never mind that, as a public servant, she has earned enough money to afford a $4 million mansion that is not located in her home district, even thought that indicates a lot, even to the near sighted.
What has been the net effect of her presence in Congress for the core black constituency she not only claims to speak for, but which she claims to speak for so strongly that she feels she can brand anyone who disagrees with her on anything a regressive racist?
I am finding that poverty trends over time by Congressional district are hard to come by. Would this not be a useful statistic, for a lot of reason? What were the poverty trends in Chicago while Obama was President? Are blacks in the 29th, 35th, and the 43rd districts on balance better off since she was there? Does anyone know? And if they don’t know, how can they claim she does something other than talk a good game, eat fine meals paid for by lobbyists, show up in the House once in a while, and otherwise just cash her checks–Representatives make nearly $400,000 a year, plus lifetime paid benefits–and have a good time?
Do YOU think that, if I were to find this data, that her presence would be in any way detectable? My best guess is that everything in all the Districts she has represented got worse from 2006–when Democrats took over Congress–until this year, when Trump’s presence began to have an effect. More importantly, the data line representing “Percentage under the poverty line” has probably flatlined in all her districts, statistically, since 1990. Whoever replaced her likely did as little as she does. Blacks vote for Democrats. This means Democrats don’t need any game at all. They don’t have to deliver on anything. They don’t even have to try and pretend. They just need to talk about the damned system, damned white people, and damned Republicans from time to time. That’s all it takes to keep the racket rolling.
Does anyone want to openly say they view their job as getting black people better quality crumbs from white people’s tables? That is in effect her spiel, one that keeps her in a job, and a very good job at that, with little work, high pay, and a whole lot of perks we aren’t allowed to know about.