THE WAGES OF IDENTITY POLITICS: Racial Politics Bite Asian PA Democrat in Butt.

Kim apparently made the mistake of injecting some common sense and pursuit of competent governance:  she endorsed a white (and now successful) challenger to the absolutely awful Linda Thompson, who was the black incumbent mayor, and she apparently once or twice voted with the Republican governor on some items.Harrisburg blacks showed up in force to deny her the county nomination to the ballot . . .

It’s hard to imagine that other racial groups within the party shared the bloodlust for ousting Kim.  So what you’re left with are some indeed diverse—but probably unhappy and fractious—Democrats.