“The Young Turks” host Cenk Uygur detailed on Friday's podcast why he thinks Democrats' focus on “identity politics” is hurting their brand among voters. .
As Democrats and progressives have long advocated for companies and industries to adopt policies such as diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and critical race theory, the focus on race and ethnicity within the party has increased. is increasing. On the “PDB Podcast,” co-host Patrick Bett-David points to the results of the 2024 election and how traditionally Democratic states are now leaning toward red flags, even though conservatives have left the region. It showed whether there were any.
“I don't know if you saw this, which states went red and which states went blue,” Bett-David said. “When you look at this, 50 states, 100% of all states in America, have turned redder. What are you talking about? By the way, look who turned redder. California and New York.”
“By the way, here's the thing: You know? Sometimes we think and say, 'Don't turn my Florida into California.' Don't make me Texas, [California]” Bette David added. “The fear was, what would happen if all the conservatives and Republicans and reds left New York and California? New York and California would become even bluer. That's not what happened… So people Even after the left and people stayed, those who remained blushed even more and said, “Hey, these policies are stupid.” It came out. ”
Uyghurs responded by using the example of the Latino man, explaining how the once-strong Democratic Party's core voting bloc has shown significant support for President-elect Donald Trump and how the Democratic Party has lost key voters. He emphasized that there are doubts as to whether there are any. (Related: 'I'm naming names': DNC chairman says party will be scorched earth after term ends)
“Latino men are pretty much on the side of the Democratic Party, and the Democratic Party has a political perspective — you know, I think the right wing is doing identity politics, too,” Uyghur said. “Again, we can go on about it, but unfortunately for the Democratic establishment, they look at everything through identity and say, ‘OK, black people are ours, Latinos are ours. People are ours, women are ours, [the] What is educated is ours, etc. ”
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“Education, at least, is about what you did, not who you are. But they took Latino men for granted. And after the election, Latino When men flipped the Republican Party and supported Trump, they started saying, “Oh, they're sexists.” That's why they have such a macho culture,” the Uyghur added.
Uyghur went on to say that the Democratic Party's current blaming of voters is not helpful to the party, pointing out how it can be disproved.
“First of all, blaming voters is an incredibly stupid strategy and is wrong. If you ignore the map you just showed, it will be disastrous for the Democratic Party. It will ignore reality. , if we continue to ignore the truth, we will incur further losses,'' the Uyghur said. “So if Latino men are so sexist, why is Mexico's president a woman? If Latino men are so sexist, why did they vote for Hillary Clinton by a 31-point margin?” Did you vote? This has nothing to do with sexism. It has nothing to do with your failure to serve Latinos.”
Following the November election results, Mr. Trump set a historic record by defeating Vice President Kamala Harris in both the Electoral College and the popular vote. Early polling months before Election Day showed Trump gaining support among key Democratic voters, especially black and Hispanic men, but exit polls showed Republicans trailing by a large margin. It became clear that there was a difference.
Although Trump did not lead among Latino voters or black voters overall, he gained 14 points among Hispanic voters and 1 point among black voters nationally. According to to Reuters. Specifically, President Trump receives 21% support from Black men (up 2 points from the 2020 election) and 55% support from Hispanic men, a 19 point increase from the 2020 election. The newspaper reported that the price had increased.
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