The other day, I was watching a gaggle of TV pundits discuss the historic ascendancy of Hillary Clinton, the first female presidential nominee. They noted that she nearly achieved the distinction eight years ago, but was sidelined by another history-maker, Barack Obama, the first black nominee. And wouldn't it be such a sweet satisfaction for her to follow America's first black President by becoming our first woman President?
A conservative commentator in the bunch piped up and said she "wasn't into identity politics, and wouldn't vote for a candidate just because she was a woman."
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Got it. It's basic conservative code. Candidates other than old white men -- e.g. blacks, females, Hispanics, Asians, and other likely liberals -- are just pandering and playing "identity politics."
They have nothing to offer other than their genetic makeup. Right.
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