Sanders isn't the only one to be wary of in 2020.

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37. "Identity politics" isn't what Democrats have been leading with.

Actually, it's what Republicans have been leading with.

The right wing talking point says Democrats spend too much time and energy on "identity politics," and that's bullshit. As is usually the case with right wing talking points, the reverse is true.

Democrats should continue talking about jobs and health care, of course. That's a given. But they need to shine the spotlight on systemic racism and sexism.

Right wing economic policy is enabled by promoting and exploiting racism and sexism. It isn't that racism and sexism result from right wing economic policy (though racism and sexism are used after the fact to justify disparities). As a society (and Democrats are vital to this), we must do more to address racism and sexism if we are going to undermine support for right wing economic policy.

Republicans know the importance of firing up their base. Democrats need to do the same. As opposed to going out of their way to appeal to those "economically anxious" white folks who saw fit to vote for Trump.