Trying to act and speak reasonably is what 75% of the country wants, even if you and I think the content is fucking nonsense. She is speaking in support of what is required for democracy to work to the right ends in this country. If she has to speak well of an imaginary version of the GOP to do that then Ce La Vie.
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she also speaks well of real republican ghouls like george w bush, that’s why it comes across as more than lip service bs to me. trump’s vulgarity seems to be the only thing that really bothers her
@Limiescouse it’s ‘C’est la vie’. 
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Oh well, Ces’t la vee
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She’s been in a leadership position for 15 years. If you want to lead the party that argues for functional government there is a certain decorum that is required, and that means speaking respectfully about the people on the other side of the aisle, even if they are not showing the same courtesy.
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it’s not just that they’re not showing the same courtesy, though–they’re also ruthlessly wielding power & further entrenching ideological control into the future
she’s worrying about the state of the party that’s currently steamrolling hers
this is not my father’s republican party (that lied us into slaughtering a million iraqis)
so sad what trump has wrought upon this heretofore hallowed, honorable party
No she isn’t. She is talking about it being bad for America having one of two primary parties be whatever the fuck this is.
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Trump has a very good chance of winning again.
Identity politics has pushed the right further to the right and the centre more towards Trump.There is a real concern that the mostly illogical arguments and mob rule of the “New Left” will gain a strong political voice should a Democrat be elected. This is a clear division line - one side seeks to cling to a traditional view of society, the other seeks to demolish the truths that were evident “the day before yesterday.”
Trump is Teflon coated not because of his policies and certainly not because of his personality - his flaws are ignored because, in large part, the fear of the alternative. Trump is seen by many as “The guy that will save us from the crazy world of identity politics.”
It is a terrible choice for Americans and whoever wins, it is not going to get any better soon.
great stuff man, they should pay you even more
I’m pretty sure he will win again. The opinion polls have proved to be deceiving in the past.
“The only way they can take this election away from us is if this is a rigged election,” Trump said at the Republican National Convention on August 24.
Gulp… 
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Nate Silver has written on this, particularly in regards to the last election. Biden is polling far stronger than Clinton did.
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The real success of the alt-right is convincing people that the basic idea of being nice to transgender people is a super powerful political force that you should be more worried about than jobs, health, education, and your ability to feed your children.
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Yup, I do a fair bit of betting on politics as it’s quite easy if you know the basics of polling, I could see Trump winning if he took Florida last time as gaps or polls were showing up in places that would eat into a democrat majority.
So yeah off quite a small amount I won quite a bit say 7 or 8 times off £15 in all, I had a look deeper for the first time and not only does it look pretty bad for Trump as Nate Silver said in a recent tweet, people are already voting, the time to close any gap is now and it hasn’t closed particularly bar Florida and another state for the entire month. The polling is far worse for Trump than it ever was in the Clinton period.
I still reckon he will lose Florida, and if he does the polling elsewhere just doesn’t support any kind of victory and some places may need more of a fight than he wanted.
As I said my concern is for afterwards, the senate is looking shaky for the Republicans and they won’t win the house that I am confident of. It will require the likes of McConnell to come behind the democrats on that, to be fair he has dismissed Trump’s claims on a less than orderly procedure post election.
If Covid-19 has done one thing, it’s made some people realise the decisions they make at the polling booth can’t be for a laugh anymore.
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No
It is not just about transgender people and it is not about being nice.
It is about buying into identity politics - which the “silent majority” mostly do not agree with or recognise to be true. Trump knows that the majority of Americans do not buy into this brand of politics - but they are too fearful to speak out in case there are repercussions against them.
In the voting booth they are free to anonymously make their voices heard. That is why the polls are probably wrong again and why Trump will probably win.
I wish I could say “I hope I am wrong about Trump” but I do not see much hope in Biden and as the saying goes you have to be careful what you wish for.
No idea what this means. As if the Republicans don’t use ‘identity politics’. They constantly do.
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Polls are an indication. Last time it was quite shocking that Trump won, but a deeper dive revealed that it was closer than Hillary thought, and she ran a bad race and overlooked some states and assumed way too much.
This time the polls are way more robust in Biden’s favor. You can never say never, but it will be a much bigger shock at this point if Trump wins.
Hence his strategy to discredit the system and stir up trouble. He wants a fuss, violence, loss of life no bother to him, then he wants to wave an aggressive big stick, federal law enforcement, to look like some sort of law and order savior, then the Supreme Court to rule, with him having installed three of the seven justices personally.
His strategy is obvious. He knows he’s not winning this one by fair means, so the biggest con job to steal an election is well underway.
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There may well be people planning to vote Trump but are afraid of saying so publically. However, I think its a mistake to assume that neither the Democrats or Pollsters have taken steps to improve their modelling.
I think silver said that Biden needs at least a 3% majority to win, and he is currently up by 7%.
The term Identity Politics is basically just a way to try to invalidate the positions and experiences of those who arent white, (and to a large degree, male). It tries to turn an honest call to see things from a different perspective into a cynical political play. And like you said, despite it being used pejoratively by those on the right and those in media who unwittingly frame everything from that perspective, it also explains about 95% of the GOP’s own politics…protecting the status of the white male.
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