Victor Davis Hanson’s Tells America HOW Trump Buried Identity Politics For Good!

By Javier Sanchez | Sunday, 01 December 2024 04:10 PM
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In a recent opinion editorial by Mike Miller for RedState, he declared the death of identity politics, attributing its demise to the failure of Vice President Kamala Harris's 2024 presidential campaign and the subsequent victory of President-elect Donald Trump.

Miller's piece is a critique of the Democratic Party's reliance on identity politics, which he believes has been rejected by the American electorate.

Miller's argument is centered on the pre-election poll results, which consistently showed a widespread dissatisfaction with the Biden-Harris administration. He cites the rising costs of consumer goods, the ongoing immigration crisis at the southern border, and the rejection of radical left-wing policies as key factors in Trump's victory. He states, "it's a fair assumption that identity politics is indeed dead, and Donald Trump killed it."

Miller refers to the analysis of Victor Davis Hanson (VDH), a conservative political commentator, who explained how Trump managed to attract voters from the Democratic Party. VDH stated, "He was able, for the first time in my lifetime, to replace racial tribalism with class solidarity ... and that’s what they do not want to confront." This statement suggests that Trump's appeal to working-class Americans, regardless of their racial or ethnic background, was a significant factor in his victory.

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Miller also criticizes the Democratic Party for exploiting Black Americans and other people of color for political gain. He points to the 2020 and 2024 elections as evidence of increasing numbers of Black and Hispanic voters, as well as blue-collar white voters, abandoning the Democratic Party in favor of Trump and other Republican candidates.

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In his critique of the Democratic Party, Miller argues that left-wing elites are out of touch with the needs and concerns of everyday Americans. He writes, "Yet, left-wing elites continue to sit atop their self-righteous perches and pontificate to the rest of us how we're too stupid and incapable of understanding how a Harris-Walz administration would have been in our best ignorant interests."

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In conclusion, Miller's piece is a critique of the Democratic Party's reliance on identity politics and a celebration of what he sees as its downfall. He attributes this shift to the appeal of Trump's focus on class solidarity and his ability to connect with working-class Americans. Whether this analysis holds true in the long term remains to be seen, but for now, Miller sees it as a significant turning point in American politics.

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