The Wall Street Journal describes the shocking snafu:
In a video that ricocheted across social media, the 10-term congresswoman is seen tapping her hand over her open mouth while making a whooping sound—imitating a stereotype of a Native American war cry. It was made Saturday while Ms. Sanchez spoke to a gathering of the party’s Indian-American caucus at a restaurant.
Ms. Sanchez was relating an anecdote about a phone conversation she had with a person who referred to himself as being from the “Indian-American community.” She told the delegates she was expecting to meet a Native American man, and was surprised when the person turned out to trace his heritage to the country of India.
Watch the video below:
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Sanchez’s Democratic primary opponent, Kamala Harris, was especially shocked at the account, stating
"I don’t know what to say to that. That – that – that’s shocking," Harris said, raising her eyebrows in disbelief when the comments were shared with her after an afternoon news conference. "That’s shocking," she repeated.
CNN reports that following her distasteful slip-up, Sanchez was literally running away from reporters:
But when she let out a stereotypical Native American "war cry" over the weekend, it marred that image and sent her running.
Literally — away from a reporter trying to chase her down for comment on the gaffe that many found racially offensive.
Sanchez has since apologized for her remarks, but her apologies seem to have fallen flat, with little to no support from Democrats.
My Fox LA notes that she still has an uphill battle ahead of her as she faces off with the Hollywood Left’s favorite candidate, Kamala Harris:
Political watchers say Sanchez has an uphill battle against Harris, especially when it comes to campaign financing. As of the end of March, Harris had $2.5 million in funds compared to Sanchez with $540,000
While Sanchez may be the underdog, she certainly isn’t going to make it through the election with more mistakes like these.
Harris will be sure to take advantage of this and work to drive California Democrats to her side, as yet another Democratic primary heats up.