Politics Today News The Defeat Of Identity Politics

Lost Democrats find identity crisis in left vs center

Democrats are lost and are the first to acknowledge they’re having an identity crisis. Do they lean to the left like Zohran Mamdani, the New York City mayoral candidate and self-proclaimed democratic ... Read More

Democrats debate identity politics and the future of leadership

Greg Bluestein and Patricia Murphy talk with former U.S. Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux about her calls for Democrats to focus on a unifying message with broad appeal. Read More

Other voices: Buttigieg to Dems: Identity politics aren’t the way

This is more than just a cautionary tale for Democrats who want to win races. It should be a wake-up call for candidates to listen to what Americans want, what they’re worried about, and what they ... Read More

Buttigieg is right: Democrats’ obsession with identity politics cost them in 2024

Here’s a line I didn’t think I’d wake up and write today: former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is exactly right. Vice President Kamala Harris should have given voters more credit and picked ... Read More

'We're getting shellacked': By-election defeat could signal end of Labour in Wales

Voters are going to the polls in Caerphilly, in a by-election that could mark a seismic shift in Welsh politics ... Read More

The history of ‘coming out,’ from secret gay code to popular political protest

In the 1950s, ‘coming out’ meant quietly acknowledging one’s sexual orientation. Today, the term is used by a broad array of social movements. Read More