Elections Wake the F**k Up Dems: Running on Identity Politics Doesn't Work Anymore

[Confucamus]

you literally couldn't have this more backwards. "running on identity politics" is exactly what trump did for republicans and he crushed kamala.

Nope, he ran against identity politics. The left made identity politics their number one weapon over the years. Once America stopped believing all that bullshit the media spewed it was over.

 

[USA!USA!]

Dems running a moderate campaign is what sunk them lol.

They had huge momentum after the Walz selection and he was the only progressive out of the 4 people running.

Then they started campaign with Dick and Liz Cheney and ran on nothing but a border bill and tax cuts to small business lmao.

That is not what sunk them. Voters not being able to choose is what sunk them. She was forced on everyone and people who would typically vote for her rebelled.

 

[CantCucktheTuck]

you literally couldn't have this more backwards. "running on identity politics" is exactly what trump did for republicans and he crushed kamala.

You are consistently delusional, I'll give you that.

 

[Fedor>Cain]

That is not what sunk them. Voters not being able to choose is what sunk them. She was forced on everyone and people who would typically vote for her rebelled.

It's certainly part of the reason she lost.

The idea that she ran on some extreme campaign is detached from reality though lmao.

 

[Hog-train]

you literally couldn't have this more backwards. "running on identity politics" is exactly what trump did for republicans and he crushed kamala.

The Dems ran a negative identity politics campaign the entire time - he's racist, sexist, etc. Even while he was in office. For years.

 

[USA!USA!]

It's certainly part of the reason she lost.

The idea that she ran on some extreme campaign is detached from reality though lmao.

I mean, she was literally talking about investigating reparations to gain the black vote.. that is not moderate.

 

[KAZSoliloquy]

Nope, he ran against identity politics. The left made identity politics their number one weapon over the years. Once America stopped believing all that bullshit the media spewed it was over.

being directly anti-leftist identity politics makes you pro-right wing identity politics by default. staunch nationalism, transphobia, and anti-DEI/racism are all perfect examples of identity politics. trump pushed reactionary social issues as hard as he could and was tremendously successful. the only modicum of policy we got was a hilarious tariff proposal that has been laughed out of existence. he ran on "the dems are turning your kids trans and immigrants are poisoning this country"

 

[Fedor>Cain]

I mean, she was literally talking about investigating reparations to gain the black vote.. that is not moderate.

The other guy was talking about Immigrants eating cats and dogs and deporting 20 million people.

That's not moderate lol. That is extreme. And that's what people voted for.

Harris' campaign strategy centered around her being tough on crime as a prosecutor, tax cuts to small businesses, and a border security bill. That is a 2012 moderate Republican campaign lol.

 

[KOByFootStomp]

Who would have thought that the 'everyone who doesn't agree with me is literally Hitler or a Nazi' strategy wouldn't work? Especially when the other side was running on making America more prosperous, safe, and affordable for everyone. The democrats really are the dumbest people on the planet.

 

[KAZSoliloquy]

The Dems ran a negative identity politics campaign the entire time - he's racist, sexist, etc. Even while he was in office.

they haven't really pushed that at all since 2016. the media has, but not the dems.

 

[USA!USA!]

The other guy was talking about Immigrants eating cats and dogs and deporting 20 million people.

That's not moderate lol. That is extreme. And that's what people voted for.

You're changing the subject. I am talking about Kamala. I am aware of the issues on the other side, but I am not comparing them - I am explaining why the dems lost.

Dems should focus on their own parties deficiencies instead of pointing the finger - its why they lost.

 

[KAZSoliloquy]

I mean, she was literally talking about investigating reparations to gain the black vote.. that is not moderate.

you realize reparations are pretty commonplace right? the japanese got them for internment camps, the jews got them for the holocaust, native americans got absolute dog shit but at least they got something. black people have gotten literally nothing for slavery & state-sanctioned racism.

 

[kintana]

The Dem's strategy this campaign: Orange Man Bad. He's racist, misogynist, sexist, transphobic, rapist and every ism under the sun.

They unsuccessfully tried identity politics with Hilary in 2016 and failed. And then they made the same exact mistake this time and failed again. It's like the boy who cried wolf. People just don't believe it.

Proof identity politics failed:

1. Trump flipped the Latino vote, even though the Dems ran hard on Trump being racist against Latinos. Even till the very end with the Puerto Rican joke thing.
2. Black men didn't buy it. Trump had historically large support in historically black Georgia against a black woman LOL. Even with women, less black WOMEN showed up for Kamala than for Biden.
3. Before Trump ever ran for President, he was loved by black people. He was in rap songs, gave money to Al Sharpton, gave money to Dems, the Clintons came to his wedding, etc. It was only after he ran for President did the crazy racism angle was pushed.
4. They weaponized the justice system to accentuate he's guilty of all the isms - BS rape trial to "prove" he's a rapist. Stormy Daniels trial to "prove" he's a misogynist pig.

Turns out people don't give a shit about any isms you try to guilt people with. They care about crime, mass immigration into their cities and their pocketbooks.

Dems need to wake the fuck up. Identity politics doesn't work anymore. The Republicans just won the Senate, House, has a Supreme Court majority AND the popular vote. That's not all because "Orange Man bad and those who support him are a cult." (although there are many cultish Trumptards too)

They need to look in the mirror and admit their faults.

Primary reasons for failure:

1. They never gave a good reason to vote for Kamala. Nor Hilary. The only reason they gave was "I'm not Trump and am a woman."
2. Their only winning issue was abortion. No other issues.
3. They didn't run a likeable candidate. It was already proven people didn't like Kamala (and Hilary) yet they still ran them. Why do this?
4. They tried to gaslight people that crime wasn't rising when we literally saw it with our own eyes. Acknowledge the problem - not deny that it exists. People are not that stupid.
5. Don't run on "Half the country are pieces of shit." That condescending tactic will lose you more votes.

The things they're doing DO NOT WORK. And will continue to not work in the future. Next time they need to run on ACTUAL issues and have a candidate that is likeable. No more identity politics, focus on our pocketbooks and our safety/crime.

But I can almost guarantee all the MSNBC's will be crying racism and misogyny this morning. Basically doubling down the same bullshit that made them lose.

But if they identify as winners, then they won right?

 

[KAZSoliloquy]

You're changing the subject. I am talking about Kamala. I am aware of the issues on the other side, but I am not comparing them - I am explaining why the dems lost.

Dems should focus on their own parties deficiencies instead of pointing the finger - its why they lost.

his point is that even if what you were saying was accurate, identity politics and social issues are what won it for trump.

 

[NoSmilez]

I believe the border issue is what cost them in this election. All the toilet and gender stuff goes out the window.

I believe both candidates aren't great leaders but people chose the one that will take care of the immediate issue. Most Americans don't give a shit about Palestine or Ukraine. They are opinionated about it but they have no real attachment to it. I must admit the BLM stuff was a non issue for this election.

 

[Fedor>Cain]

You're changing the subject. I am talking about Kamala. I am aware of the issues on the other side, but I am not comparing them - I am explaining why the dems lost.

Dems should focus on their own parties deficiencies instead of pointing the finger - its why they lost.

Bro, the two things go hand in hand.

If people don't buy what one candidate is selling, they are buying what the other is selling.

At no point did either candidate waste much time talking about reparations lol.

The Dems lost momentum when Kamala's campaign shifted to their center-right strategy that Republicans ran on during the neo-con era and tried to pick up Niki Haley supporters. That shit appealed to nobody. I said it as soon as they did it.

 

[Pittie Petey]

I voted for Kamala and have literally never voted for a Republican in my entire life.

But I can't stand most of the trans activist shitheads - feel most of them are raging narcissists that act like adult children. Constantly talking about their feelings, their pronouns, how they look, how other people need to bend to their comfort - highly entitled and narcissistic.

Thats pretty similar to what Mike Barnicle was saying, how everyone else is tired of being told that they need to focus on They/Them and make them the center issue of everything

 

[Hog-train]

they haven't really pushed that at all since 2016. the media has, but not the dems.

The media is in bed with the politicians - both the Dems and GOP. They work together and are part of the same machine.

 

[SirRealKiller]

Wtf? All the republicans have is identity politics. It sure worked this time.

The vast, vast majority of Republican voters are white. Something like 86%. Their whole strategy was maligning black people, immigrants, etc. In other words: appealing to white voters.

That is identity politics. And it worked.

No, the Democrats lost for the reasons I said they would lose: They can snatch defeat from the jaws of victory every time. I mean, they basically repeated 2016.

Run a woman against Trump: check

Alienate huge swaths of their voter base: check. Twice this time be alienating progressives and Muslims.

Run on a centrist agenda trying to appeal to everyone: check.

Except you're wrong. Minotrities voted for Trump in pretty strong numbers this time. Many of them are waking up and realizing Trump and conservatives in fact do no "malign" black people and immigrants. Conservatives do not have an issue with immigrants, it's ILLEGAL immigrants.

The fact is for a decade+ now the left has ran a propaganda scam telling minorities conservatives are racists, misogynists...ect and guess what? It's not true and the country figured it out.

 

[KAZSoliloquy]

I believe the border issue is what cost them in this election. All the toilet and gender stuff goes out the window.

i think you underestimate how little leftists give a shit about the border. and kamala brought up how tough she has been, and will be, on the border constantly. clearly it made leftists not want to vote for her.