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David Rothschild

28 Apr, 4 tweets, 1 min read

Somehow half of my Twitter feed is debating if Democrats have become "too woke" & other half is noting how Republicans just make stuff up about Democrats: if these two groups talk to each other they would realize Republicans have done amazing job lying about Democratic priorities

Democratic priorities: expand healthcare, secure voting rights, clean infrastructure, build robust social saftey net for American families, pay with debt & taxing the rich. All super popular & necessary as we address health & economic fallout from COVID-19.

Mainstream Media & Republicans try to paint Democrats as prioritizing identity politics, but reality is that devoid of meaningful policy, it is the Republicans who are obsessed with identity politics: white identity politics.

Actual Democratic leaders get that while diversity & inclusion are core values, they make tricky policy priorities, which is why Democrats are not the ones selling identity politics.

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