The conservatives who worship her are the ones with the least exposure to her. I watch a lot of Daily Wire and her presence was extremely low. I was in a discussion with my father who is a ~75 year old Fox News/WSJ/Newsmax consumer about how black people were a lost cause for Republicans and he kind of angrily retorted something about "we have Candace Owens." I'm sure he'd seen 10 minutes combined of Candace Owens just delivering her snappy sound bites. The reality is delivering conservative messaging with a black face is something people want and will pay for.
angrily retorted something about "we have Candace Owens."
A commentator?
No Clarence Thomas, who represents us in the Supreme Court? No Ben Carson, who did good work for Trump? No Larry Elder, who was Gavin Newsome's main opposition in California's recall election? You know, people actually in the fight?
His point wasn't that Candace Owens is the only black conservative but that she signaled a shift in black people more broadly joining the conservative movement/changing their voting behavior (the promises of her BLEXIT nonsense).
EDIT: I'd compare it to how some executives desperately grab on to the idea that you can take something that fundamentally appeals to men/boys and tweak it to bring in women/girls without ruining the original. It's an intoxicating idea just like the idea of black people not voting 85%+ for Democrats.
The conservatives who worship her are the ones with the least exposure to her. I watch a lot of Daily Wire and her presence was extremely low. I was in a discussion with my father who is a ~75 year old Fox News/WSJ/Newsmax consumer about how black people were a lost cause for Republicans and he kind of angrily retorted something about "we have Candace Owens." I'm sure he'd seen 10 minutes combined of Candace Owens just delivering her snappy sound bites. The reality is delivering conservative messaging with a black face is something people want and will pay for.
A commentator?
No Clarence Thomas, who represents us in the Supreme Court? No Ben Carson, who did good work for Trump? No Larry Elder, who was Gavin Newsome's main opposition in California's recall election? You know, people actually in the fight?
Media is a cult.
https://www.outofshadows.org/
Seriously sad that he listed Candace Owens.
Clarence Thomas, Thomas Sowell, Ben Carson and Larry Elder are all excellent conservatives who just also happen to be Black.
His point wasn't that Candace Owens is the only black conservative but that she signaled a shift in black people more broadly joining the conservative movement/changing their voting behavior (the promises of her BLEXIT nonsense).
EDIT: I'd compare it to how some executives desperately grab on to the idea that you can take something that fundamentally appeals to men/boys and tweak it to bring in women/girls without ruining the original. It's an intoxicating idea just like the idea of black people not voting 85%+ for Democrats.
LoL he literally can only name one, we're gaining grounds!
Candace Owen is the least qualified black conservative. She's an intellectual midget