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2016 Postmortem

AverageGuy

(80 posts) Tue Aug 11, 2015, 05:00 PM Aug 2015

The problem with identity politics [View all]

What do you believe will happen in the GE if the Republicans nominate a female non-politician Fiorina as president and Marco Rubio or Ben Carson as VP. With identity politics identifying with a candidate is more important then ideology.

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The problem with identity politics [View all] AverageGuy Aug 2015 OP

this is simplistic and on the level with "if global warming JI7 Aug 2015 #1

Many voters are simplistic AverageGuy Aug 2015 #4

there is a reason why blacks and hispanics are not rushing out to JI7 Aug 2015 #5

Same thing as when they nominated a Senior Citizen and a Women in 'O8 emulatorloo Aug 2015 #2

even among just the republicans carson would not won black voters JI7 Aug 2015 #6

Do you not remember that McCain and that woman AverageGuy Aug 2015 #8

Mostly remember the Republicans in my neighborhood voting for Obama emulatorloo Aug 2015 #9

They'll get crushed ... Fiorina destroyed HP ... she is the poster child ... JoePhilly Aug 2015 #3

Over 200 years of old white guys as president is "identity politics". nt sufrommich Aug 2015 #7

They could nominate all 3 at once and still lose women and minorities to the Democrats DemocraticWing Aug 2015 #10