Democrats' Self-Inflicted Diversity Vulnerability
I think this is a classic example of unintended consequences...
I think this is a classic example of unintended consequences...
The top candidates vying for the Democratic presidential nomination are running counter to their party’s diversity insistence. By subdividing society and establishing the expectation that groups be represented by their own, Democrats are poised to turn off – and not turn out – voters on whom they depend. If that happens, the past pursuit of identity-group politics will inflict a heavy 2020 price.
Democrats have only four candidates with double-digit support: Former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Mayor Pete Buttigieg. All four are white; three are men; and three are at least 70 years old. The hot new entrant, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, only reinforces this lack of diversity.
Democrats have made diversity a mantra for the self-serving reason that they get strong support among these groups. The thinking goes that by demanding that their standard-bearers reflect the diversity of their supporters, they increase their chances of winning. (Of course, theirs is a self-defined diversity only: It notably does not apply to ideology.)
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Democrats have only four candidates with double-digit support: Former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Mayor Pete Buttigieg. All four are white; three are men; and three are at least 70 years old. The hot new entrant, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, only reinforces this lack of diversity.
Democrats have made diversity a mantra for the self-serving reason that they get strong support among these groups. The thinking goes that by demanding that their standard-bearers reflect the diversity of their supporters, they increase their chances of winning. (Of course, theirs is a self-defined diversity only: It notably does not apply to ideology.)
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