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No, I meant are her politics atypical. Meaning she's a champion of the working class like Bernie, but doesn't really identify with all the identity politics of the Left. (and that doesn't make her racist.)
Quote from: Space Freely on January 25, 2022, 04:01:04 pmNo, I meant are her politics atypical. Meaning she's a champion of the working class like Bernie, but doesn't really identify with all the identity politics of the Left. (and that doesn't make her racist.)Regardless, Celeste is not who I, or really anyone, has in mind when they talk about a middle-of-the-road voter or a swing voter. I feel she's a pretty solid Democratic voter, yeah?
Quote from: Julian, Adroit TASTEMAKER on January 25, 2022, 04:17:06 pmQuote from: Space Freely on January 25, 2022, 04:01:04 pmNo, I meant are her politics atypical. Meaning she's a champion of the working class like Bernie, but doesn't really identify with all the identity politics of the Left. (and that doesn't make her racist.)Regardless, Celeste is not who I, or really anyone, has in mind when they talk about a middle-of-the-road voter or a swing voter. I feel she's a pretty solid Democratic voter, yeah?Yes, solidly Democratic. Democratic Socialist even. But more in line with working class issues than gender and racial identity issues.
Quote from: Space Freely on January 25, 2022, 04:33:49 pmQuote from: Julian, Adroit TASTEMAKER on January 25, 2022, 04:17:06 pmQuote from: Space Freely on January 25, 2022, 04:01:04 pmNo, I meant are her politics atypical. Meaning she's a champion of the working class like Bernie, but doesn't really identify with all the identity politics of the Left. (and that doesn't make her racist.)Regardless, Celeste is not who I, or really anyone, has in mind when they talk about a middle-of-the-road voter or a swing voter. I feel she's a pretty solid Democratic voter, yeah?Yes, solidly Democratic. Democratic Socialist even. But more in line with working class issues than gender and racial identity issues.OK, well, yeah, a Democratic Socialist is probably atypical by default. But regardless, what Celeste is or isn't doesn't speak to the correctness (or incorrectness) of the "Julian theory" of what a swing voter looks like.
And I guess my theory is that a white working class swing voter would be likely to be enthusiastic about Bernie's agenda, if they didn't have Fox News telling them Bernie is a Communist.