Samantha Bee to Democrats: 'I Know You're Having a Rough Time'

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Samantha Bee took aim at the Democratic party infighting on Monday, rebuking those members of the left who have been attributing the Democrats' stinging election loss to a focus on identity politics rather than economic issues.

Bee gave short shrift to this argument. "If your panic over a loss makes you abandon both your principles and the people who actually vote for you, then you'll be in the wilderness for a decade," she said. "Or until Trump's cabinet sells the wilderness to oil companies – so really, about a month."

The Full Frontal host showed a series of clips from various TV personalities alongside a New York Times article titled "The End of Identity Liberalism" suggesting that Democrats spent too much time on topics of identity and not enough time discussing the creation of new jobs. She contrasted this punditry with a lengthy montage of Hillary Clinton talking about her economic plans on the campaign trail and a Washington Post poll that showed that voters in battleground states actually preferred Clinton's economic vision over Donald Trump's.

In addition, Bee pointed to the recent victory of Roy Cooper in the North Carolina gubernatorial race over a Republican incumbent, Pat McCrory, who supported what came to be known as the "bathroom bill" – legislation that discriminated against transgender people. "You know what happens when Democrats stand up for transgender rights?" Bee asked. "They win."

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[coolbreeze77]

1. She's right.

[killbotfactory]

2. Which people on the left are calling to abandon the fight for civil rights?

The big fight in the party is whether democrats keep chasing big corporate cash and pursuing a centrist economic policy, or pursue progressive economic policy and risk turning off big donors.

Civil rights are not up for debate.

[uponit7771]

3. The folk who keep minimizing civil rights to phrases like "identity politics" and those who wont

.... recognize Clinton ran on the most progressive platform in generations.

I do agree there are too many corp dems but that's like 10 out of 500... that's too many for me...

[killbotfactory]

4. What definition of identity politics are people using?

Like if Carly Fiorina ran for president, women should vote for her because she's a woman, and simply not care about any of her horrible positions on public policy?