Here’s my feelings and questions about breaking up the YDG Minority Caucus. If this steps on toes, I apologize in advance.
First off, I think it’s not the best name. Like, who’s idea was it to name it the “Minority” Caucus? Should have rolled w/ POC Caucus or something like.
Second, breaking up this caucus into AA/Black, AAPI and Latinx caucuses would mean that we’ll have more narrowly-purposed caucuses with their own leadership. What will be the purpose of these caucuses relative to YDG? How will the YDG’s mission and target demographic – engaging progressive-minded youth into electoral politics – be better served with more narrow ethnic caucuses over a “Minority”/POC Caucus?
Will these caucuses, like the GALBC, be structured in a way that will address the range of issues which face Black, AAPI and Latinx people (i.e., committees)? Will these caucuses provide vital resources for not only the caucuses or YDG, but for the DPG as a whole?
Also, I’m assuming that Afro-Latinx would find a home in both Black and Latinx caucuses?
I can see narrow YDA caucuses existing since there is also a wider demographic distribution of each of these demographics in the U.S. population and among Democrats across the country. But Georgia?
So that’s it.
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