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Voters Don’t Share the Intersectional Left’s Views

by Stephen Henry Miller on March 8, 2020

Interesting take on the difference in Sander’s support in 2016 vs. 2020.

I misread Bernie’s broad 2016 ideological coalition as a generic candidate net favorability vote. But it now seems like he combined ideological objections to Hillary from 2 directions, the economic left & the social/racial/gender right, & has mostly retained only the left side
— Matt Grossmann (@MattGrossmann) March 8, 2020

I think both Clinton and Sanders perceived Hillary’s attacks on Bernie as insufficiently left on culture to be effective when in fact they were counterproductive.

This misunderstanding went on to shape many candidates’ 2020 decision-making. https://t.co/RK1Dj4jA95
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) March 8, 2020

Rural/non-college white vote for Sanders in 2016 was mostly socially right of Hillary and those voters are comfortable with Biden now (and in the general that could potentially include some Obama- Trump voters too).
Bernie’s association with the “squad” cost him this vote.
— Campaign Diaries (@CampaignDiaries) March 8, 2020

A similar point, looking at why Warren’s campaign imploded. Via Tucker Carlson:

“Warren got derailed. More precisely, she got infected with a virulent strain of identity politics…. Elizabeth Warren went intersectional, and it killed her.”

Buttigieg Ends His Historic White House Bid

by Stephen Henry Miller on March 1, 2020

Exceptionally well-prepared candidate who ran a groundbreaking campaign. He would never win my vote because of profoundly different views on some key issues, but Pete did some impressive things and transcended some appalling ugliness with dignity. https://t.co/cOGred8zsm
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) March 1, 2020

Not even 5 years ago, marriage equality became the law of the land. Tonight, @PeteButtigieg ends his presidential candidacy as the first gay candidate to earn presidential primary delegates for a major party's nomination. And tonight, you have to reflect on what’s still possible.
— Chrys Kefalas – Text CREATORS to 52886 (@CKefalas) March 2, 2020

This gif is unexpectedly moving. God bless America. https://t.co/bDqaqz5u2e
— Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) March 2, 2020

"As many LGBT activists see it, if you’re not a flamboyant queer socialist with a non-white partner, you apparently don’t really count as being gay"https://t.co/kRm9NSCpfI
— Quillette (@Quillette) March 4, 2020

And finally…

Intersectionality Killed Gay Rights

by Stephen Henry Miller on March 1, 2020

Hopefully, the Voice of a New Generation

by Stephen Henry Miller on February 23, 2020

I’m A Lesbian Woman & I’m Leaving The “Progressive” Left…
(More content coming soon) https://t.co/DjANIyfDnb pic.twitter.com/awvS0sKC0H
— Arielle Scarcella (@ArielleScarcell) February 23, 2020

.@ArielleScarcell has been attacked mercilessly for speaking out against the radical LGBTQ community.

It takes REAL guts to stand against today’s “woke” insanity.

I have nothing but respect for Arielle and other people who walk away from the Left. ?pic.twitter.com/gxaN92Avry
— Sydney Watson (@SydneyLWatson) February 23, 2020

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A Gay Milestone, Ignored or Disparaged

by Stephen Henry Miller on February 20, 2020

Well, it’s not like the Human Rights Campaign was a gay advocacy group or anything.

12+ hours since a Republican President made history by appointing @RichardGrenell as the country’s first openly gay cabinet official…and not a peep from @HRC.
— Gregory T. Angelo (@gregorytangelo) February 20, 2020

More:

From Andrew Sullivan, who is No Fan of our president:

The Human Rights Campaign’s Twitter feed has made no mention at all — even as they are rightly touting the first lesbian mother in Congress. Why is the first openly gay Cabinet member a nonevent? Because he’s a conservative. And to the activist left and too many of the Establishment liberals in the gay movement, that means he’s not really gay.

Ric Grenell just became the first-ever openly gay member of the Cabinet in U.S. history. You missed that? So did everyone else. Hate him or love him, it's a landmark. https://t.co/1imqE6pC3H
— Andrew Sullivan (@sullydish) February 21, 2020

An example of the disparagement:

Hardcore partisan best known for brazenly lying about a terrorist attack weighs in: https://t.co/BgA6EKq1j2
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) February 21, 2020

Strange Bedfellows

by Stephen Henry Miller on February 17, 2020

Earlier, I made a similar point about conservatives and LGB critics of trans radicalism, but focused on opposition to the child transition movement.

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I have conservative Christians in my feed celebrating a radical feminist lesbian while progressive queer advocates dismiss the notion of even interacting with her because she holds a single view they find heretical.

Insanity.
— Chad Felix Greene (@chadfelixg) February 23, 2020

Speaking Truth to Activist Power

by Stephen Henry Miller on February 14, 2020

More Leftwing Critiques of Buttigieg

by Stephen Henry Miller on February 13, 2020

As the race for the Democratic nomination looks like it might narrow down to Pete vs. Bernie, the Hard Left and Queer Left go on the offensive (and not, rest assured, because Buttigieg sees no place for pro-life or even abortion-moderate Democrats in his party). –

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Fearless Political Predictions

by Stephen Henry Miller on February 10, 2020

If Pete Buttigieg wins the nomination: His inexperience and embrace of many extreme positions (which he doesn’t seem to realize are, from the viewpoints of a great many Americans, truly extreme, especially his abortion absolutism), means Trump wins.

If Bernie Sanders wins the nomination: The exposure of his years lionizing communist dictatorships, which his fellow Democrats have given him a pass on (hoping to pick up his supporters), and the far-left economic-redistributionist policies he still holds mean Trump wins in a landslide.

If Joe Biden wins the nomination: He increasingly seems old and befuddled and Trump wins.

If Mike Bloomberg wins the nomination: Trump is the “blue-collar billionaire”; Bloomberg is just a globalist capitalist who champions policies that hollowed out industrial America. Trump wins.

If Elizabeth Warren wins the nomination: She won’t.

If Amy Klobuchar wins the nomination: At this point, she’s a wild card who, if she hews toward moderate, centrist positions, has a shot. But she hasn’t really been tested and vetted, so odds are still Trump wins.

Today I asked @amyklobuchar if there is room in her coalition for pro-life people. She said yes of course. I asked if she’d try to find common ground on bringing down the number of abortions.

She said “Yes. Yes.” And told me about her work in the adoption caucus in the Senate. pic.twitter.com/CIvfMSulEE
— Chris Crawford (@CrawfordStuff) February 10, 2020

Versus:

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Sanders is clearly the frontrunner at this point. The moderate lane is fractured. If Democrats wish to challenge Sanders internally, Biden and Warren both need to step out now, and Buttigieg and Klobuchar are going to have to determine before Super Tuesday which one is viable.
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) February 12, 2020

Voters Don’t Share the Intersectional Left’s Views

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Buttigieg Ends His Historic White House Bid

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Intersectionality Killed Gay Rights

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Hopefully, the Voice of a New Generation

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A Gay Milestone, Ignored or Disparaged

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Strange Bedfellows

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Speaking Truth to Activist Power

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More Leftwing Critiques of Buttigieg

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Fearless Political Predictions

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How the World Has Changed

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