CNN's Abby Phillip reacts to potential Biden victory: 'Black women did that'

Abby Phillips on CNN.
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On Friday morning, Biden pulled ahead in Pennsylvania, putting him in position to win the presidency if he holds his lead. On CNN, White House correspondent Abby Phillip took a moment to process what it would mean for the Trump era to end in such a way. "Can I just say," she began, "that for Black women, this has been really a proving moment for their political strength, in carrying Joe Biden to the Democratic nomination through the primary. Black women did that."

But the moment is about more than just Biden, Phillip stressed. It's also about Black women having potentially put a Black woman in the White House, too, with would-be Vice President Kamala Harris. "That is the historical poetry that I think we will live with for a long time," Phillip said. "Donald Trump's political career began with the racist birther lie. It may very well end with a Black woman in the White House." Watch below. Jeva Lange

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Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.