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RUSH: You remember we\u2019ve discussed the Democrat Party and their identity politics problem? <\/p>\n

I think it\u2019s a problem. Identity politics. That\u2019s Brittney Cooper<\/a>, a classic example of identity politics. What somebody is, what they really think is irrelevant. All this surface stuff about them is what defines them. Here you have Obama, first African-American president, above criticism, insulated from criticism because any criticism is said to be racist, so the critics shut up and he has his way. <\/p>\n

It was theorized the Democrats would try it next but the next female president, same thing: “Any criticism? Sexism! War on Women,” and thereby all the critics of Mrs. Clinton would shut up, and she would have her way. And then they would try it on the first Hispanic president and any criticism of the first Hispanic president would be bigotry or another form of racism. The media would level the charge and the critics would shut up, and the Hispanic president would have his way with no obstructions in the way. <\/p>\n

Well, Josh Kraushaar has a piece here at National Journal<\/a>. “Democrats Have an Identity-Politics Problem — In the Obama era, Democrats have become a party defined by identity. What happens when they run out of candidates who can excite their diverse base?” He starts out with this question: “[A]s the competitive GOP field grows larger by the day is why Hillary Clinton is barely being challenged for the Democratic nomination. And the answer lies within the changing nature of her party. <\/line><\/p>\n

“It\u2019s not because she\u2019s capable of raising record sums of money. … It\u2019s not because she\u2019s a Clinton.” That\u2019s not why she\u2019s the only Democrat seen with a chance. “It isn\u2019t because she\u2019s a strong campaigner. … And it\u2019s not primarily because the Democrats have a fairly weak bench of presidential prospects — even though that\u2019s an important contributing factor. … No, the main reason why Clinton is a near-lock for the nomination is that Democrats have become the party of identity.<\/p>\n

“They\u2019re now dependent on a coalition that relies on exciting less-reliable voters with nontraditional candidates. President Obama proved he could turn out African-American, Hispanic, and young voters to his side in 2012 even as they faced particularly rough economic hardships” brought on by his policies. “As the first female major-party nominee for president, Clinton hopes to win decisive margins with women voters and is planning to run on that historic message — in sharp contrast to her campaign\u2019s argument playing down that uniqueness in 2008.” <\/p>\n

See, in 2008 she didn\u2019t hype the fact that she\u2019d be the first female president. But that\u2019s now the window. Now she\u2019s gonna do it after seeing how successful it was for Barack Hussein O. “One of the paradoxes of today\u2019s Democratic Party is that, despite the increasing importance of a diversified voting coalition, the party is drastically underrepresented by talented nonwhite politicians…” That\u2019s an oxymoron, “talented nonwhite politicians”? <\/p>\n

I\u2019m kidding!<\/p>\n

I\u2019m just kidding. <\/p>\n

“[T]he party is drastically underrepresented by talented nonwhite politicians in its congressional, gubernatorial, and statewide ranks. The great irony of Obama\u2019s presidency is that by playing to his progressive base so much, Obama oversaw the collapse of his party at the local level,” and, by the way, there is no doubt about that. You don\u2019t hear about it because it isn\u2019t written. But in 2010 and 2014, the Democrat Party lost close to over a thousand seats nationwide, all the way down the ballot. <\/p>\n

“For all the GOP\u2019s recent internal struggles, the dividing lines within the party have primarily been over policy… Among Democrats, the dividing lines are” about identity and who\u2019s “authentically” X. Who\u2019s an authentic African-American? Who\u2019s an authentic feminazi? Who is an authentic women? Who\u2019s an authentic Hispanic? Who\u2019s an authentic illegal. All of that. They\u2019ve gotten into internal arguments about this, all surface. National Journal is not a conservative publication. This means they\u2019re worried this out there. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s quite a lengthy piece. I\u2019m just giving you some of the highlights. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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