For years, liberals, Democrats, and other left-wing politicos emphasized the importance, nay, the necessity, of having equal representation in society. Time and time again, Democrats emphasized that black people must be elected to positions of power so black citizens could see elected leaders that “look like them.” However, when it came to potentially electing Kentucky’s first black governor, these very same people said no. Just like that, diversity and racial representation no longer mattered when it came to Kentucky’s election for governor.

Daniel Cameron, a black man, lost to incumbent Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear on Nov. 7. To normal people like Republicans, Cameron’s skin color was never an issue. All that mattered was his character, integrity, and political platform. Yet, to the people who have spent decades necessitating a need for racial representation, to Democratic and racial minority voters who clamored for black people to be elected to positions of power, electing a black man to office was no longer a priority.