> Identity politics is a goddamn failure. > It only worked for Republicans It’s a goddamn failure except for the fact that it worked. Okay. Definitely the def

> Identity politics is a goddamn failure. > It only worked for Republicans It’s a goddamn failure except for the fact that it worked. Okay. Definitely the definition of “horseshit strategy” is one where the side that pushes it hardest wins. And the idea that it was a Republican strategy only in response to the Democrats is a joke—identity politics has been the cornerstone of Republican strategy my entire life. Complaining about black people, gay people, trans people, metrosexuals, childless cat ladies. Anyone they think they can get others to hate. It’s clear that it works for them, but don’t expect anyone to believe you when you pretend it’s not what they do.