The Democrats like to portray themselves as “the party of diversity”. They describe the Republicans as “being” the party of the “rich old white folk”.
During the campaign for the 2016 Presidential Election, the list of candidates told a different story. All the primary candidates on the Democrat side where white. Most of the Republican candidates were white, but they also had candidates that were not Caucasian. Both sides had a female candidate. The age spread appeared larger on the Republican side.
You’d see which side actually came closest to having a diverse field. It turned out that the Democrats were what they accused the Republicans of being. Advance to late 2018, and what do the Democrats say?
Eric “Duke Nukem” Swalwell posted a tweet of a photo of congressional leadership:
“Congress is getting a leadership team that looks like America. It’s about time.” — Rep. Eric Swalwell
Congress is getting a leadership team that looks like America. It’s about time. #ForThePeople pic.twitter.com/Z11DFMwZ2u
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) November 30, 2018
Twitchy responded:
Wow, Eric, Democrats elect a lot of old, rich, white people. Take, for example, Nancy Pelosi …
You can read more here. New York Times has the list of 2016 Presidential Primary Candidates here.