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There is more to life you know? When will liberals learn.
Edit: I changed the title so that people will understand what I am getting at. It is important to realise that economic anxiety trumps other concerns, especially in the growing wealth inequality and the overt shows of oligarchic rule. As Franklin Roosevelt said: People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.
A considerable number of lgbt, Latinos and African-Americans voted for Trump than before. Gen Z also voted for Trump.
Putting someone in an insecure state makes them vulnerable to emotional manipulation. And that insecure state is economic insecurity, as alluded in my title post. 60% of Americans are living pay check to pay check. Several Latino families are living in under one household. Young people feel they are locked out of jobs and from owning their own homes. If liberals in their high horse don't get this, well, it is not like they have not been warned before.
No the fuck we did not.
Do not put that evil on us.
I mean, 12% is significant, because they're absolute fucking morons. But it's also one of the lowest groups.
That 12% also likely mostly cis white gay men.
Totally right that those are all problems and that the Democrats should do more when in power. And while more Black and Latino people voted for trump than ever before, they still by a majority voted for Harris. And women voters of both demographics voted even more for her than men Also only 18% of those who were LGBT and voted went for Trump, a drop from 27% in 2020.
You also didn't address the commenters point, what is Identity Politics in your meme? Just saying some minorities voted for Trump doesn't provide rationale for your comment. What is identity politics for you?
As I mentioned to other commenter, running on socially progressive platform of being inclusive to women, lgbt and ethnic minorities alone is not enough to win elections, the Democratic Party also has to run on economic progressivism. As an outsider looking on previous US presidential elections, the Democratic party hasn't really offered anything of good substance on economic issue. The $25,000 cash assistance to buy a house is a joke if people say stating to someone that making six figures is not enough to impress anyone anymore. I heard Democrats go on more on "Can you believe Trump said this!", or "Kamala will be the first female black Indian president!" Any average voters would say "okay, we expect Trump would say and that you are black Indian female, but what are you gonna do for us with the rising cost of living?"
She did talk about what she would do though. She ran on increasing the minimum wage to atleast 15. The cash assistance is actually incredibly helpful but you're right it's not enough but also, I don't know who is around you but everyone I know, old and young, find making over 100k to be impressive. She also talked about plenty of other progressive policies.
Also her and all Democrats mainly ran on the problems she could fix and also on the Trump is a fascist shit that was 100% accurate. I only heard the idea of her being the first black Indian woman president be a side thing. There weren't literal slogans about it like with Clinton in 2016.
Again, you're not saying what is identity politics. Is it just that socially progressive policies is identity politics?
Edit: I also think it's important to say that "identity politics" is a right wing term used to describe accepting minorities and giving them equal rights. If you say you're fine with Social progressivism and just want economic progressivism too, that's fine. But then why use their right wing term for it? Why not do "Democrats: Best I can do is socially progressive and economically conservative policies"?
The point being made isn't that the dem's are doing enough to talk about the economic mess we are all serving. We all know, they aren't, they are avoiding the main topics.
The point is the accusation that they are talking too much on say trans issues... which I find bullshit as well. IE the whole concept of harris's campaign being woke I find ridiculous.... I watched her ads, I watched her debate, I don't recall her bringing up LGBT or Minority topics unless the interviewer/moderator specifically asked.
Yep even MLK Jr. started talking more about wealth inequality and connecting it to discrimination and bigotry before he was assassinated.