Midknight Review -- new and revised: When Left leaning sites such as the New Yorker see the failure in "identity politics" (i.e. "name calling), you know the Democrat strategy is being seriously questioned.

When Left leaning sites such as the New Yorker see the failure in "identity politics" (i.e. "name calling), you know the Democrat strategy is being seriously questioned.

Adam Gopnik / New Yorker: The Democrats and the Seesaw of Identity Politics

Update: Identity politics is nothing short of a pejorative branding as a strategy to convince others that your opponent is what he may or may not appear to be. Nazi, racist, inept, confused, narcissist and on and on, may be simple observations, but when these are used over and over again, to the exclusion of supportive facts and/or other criticisms, the result is the use of "identity politics."

Hillary Clinton's most pronounced rhetorical strategy was the branding of Trump as "unfit for office," "temperamental," "unhinged and unpredictable." At the end of the day, folks remember these accusation while having no memory for policy statements and the offer of evidence as to her claims of qualification.

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AnonymousDecember 3, 2016 at 6:11 PM
"to the exclusion of supportive facts" ?????

We're talking about registered republicans polled this summer (a huge sample) where 41% think Obama was not born in America and 31% aren't sure. 54% of Trump supporters believe Obama is a Muslim. Nearly 20% of Trump supporters think slavery was a good idea.

These aren't supportive facts?
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CLINTON: You cannot be civil with a political party that wants to destroy what you stand for, what you care about. That’s why I believe if we are fortunate enough to win back the House and/or the senate, that’s when civility can start again. But until then, the only thing that the Republicans seem to recognize and respect is strength. And you heard how the Republican members led by Mitch McConnell, the president really demeaned the confirmation process.

The Stated Nonsense from the Left now includes these Progressive goals:

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