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2016 Postmortem

NewJeffCT

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8. as I said on Facebook

Reply to La Lioness Priyanka (Original post)

Mon Dec 5, 2016, 03:51 PM

Dec 2016

it only seems to be identity politics when it does not involve white people. Never mind that Nixon's Southern Strategy that was also used by Reagan, Bush Jr and Trump is and was the very definition of identity politics: appealing to a specific interest group.

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The Dangerous Myth That Hillary Clinton Ignored the Working Class [View all] La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 OP

Thank You Me. Dec 2016 #1

How about an OP titled Uponthegears Dec 2016 #2

Call it selective economic outrage. Not only does the WCW narrative collapse under scrutiny... Garrett78 Dec 2016 #3

Great article, thank you Pacifist Patriot Dec 2016 #4

Excellent article ismnotwasm Dec 2016 #5

The bottom line with Hillary Seasider Dec 2016 #6

Agreed. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #7

as I said on Facebook NewJeffCT Dec 2016 #8

Yep, the GOP is the party that engages in identity politics. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #9

She didn't ignore the working class, but Trump had a more effective message targeting that group Jose Garcia Dec 2016 #10

She did better among the working class. He did better among working class whites. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #11

The WWC myth is dying hard. Uponthegears Dec 2016 #12

That's what Bernie has been coasting on lately. (nt) ehrnst Dec 2016 #13

White people voted the same in 2012 and 2016 according to CNN's exit polls. Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #14