Dem Rep Debbie Dingell Criticizes Dem's Identity Politics, Gets Chewed Out By Her Supporters

Chris Menahan
InformationLiberation
Jun. 22, 2017

Democrat Rep Debbie Dingell said Wednesday that Democrats "need to listen to working men and women" and "stop demonizing each other" and was immediately chewed out by her leftist supporters on Twitter as a result.

In the wake of Jon Ossoff's spectacular loss, Dingell said on MSNBC she was "concerned" that Democrats have become entirely about identity politics.

"We've become this identity politics," Dingell said, "The Women's Caucus, the Black Caucus, the Hispanic Caucus."

"We've lost the sense of 'we,' that our strength comes in community," she said.

In the same vain, Dingell tweeted Wednesday: "Joined [The Washington Post's Jonathan Capehart] for a wide-ranging discussion about the need to listen to working men & women, stop demonizing each other & solve problems."

Joined @CapehartJ for a wide-ranging discussion about the need to listen to working men & women, stop demonizing each other & solve problems https://t.co/APCkMt7ATZ
— Rep. Debbie Dingell (@RepDebDingell) June 21, 2017

Her supporters were having none of it:

Fear of losing their white privilege. It had nothing to do with democratic message. They voted against their self-interest out of spite.
— margaritateresa 🗽⚖️ (@margaritateresa) June 21, 2017

It wasn't the message. It was a hatred towards Obama & democrats that made DT president. Get it through your heads. I know many DT voters.
— margaritateresa 🗽⚖️ (@margaritateresa) June 21, 2017

He won because he encouraged racism, bigotry, intolerance, hate and violence!
— Bernie Morton (@Rdr48) June 21, 2017

That wasn't the single biggest reason. His demonizing people of color was. I live in the heart of Penn & the covert racism became more open.
— Jim McManus (@jimpeg673) June 21, 2017

What you term Identity Politics is what causes economic anxiety to those affected by bias. Justice and equality must be foremost.
— Willie Brown (@ChillWillNupe88) June 21, 2017

Nonsense. #Trump won because white people ate that racist ish up. This excuse is as bad as the term "the forgotten white man." Who? Where?
— Valerie Matthews (@vmattyDC) June 21, 2017

Agreed. As a white man in America, we still have ALL the advantages. Trump's "policies" are mere filler for his racist isolationist rhetoric
— Steven Michaelis (@voxnor) June 21, 2017

I generally always think like you..but on this one..#fakepresident won because he dog-whistled out loud and the bigotry & hatred was ripest
— AspirationWave (@AspirationWave) June 21, 2017

Hatred of white males seems to be the only thing holding the Democratic party's divergent identity politics blocks together. The trouble is, the Democrats now need these same "evil white males" to vote for them if they're going to win elections, at least for the near future.

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