@Thomas,
Quote:So, I still don't understand what your beef with Kirsten Gillibrand is. What specific things has she said or done that you think will scare away white, working-class men?
Kirsten Gillibrand is the face of identity politics. I am trying to look for specific quotes... her quotes are almost all carefully crafted to say the right thing. The issue is that all of her quotes are identity politics. They don't call for unity, they don't deal with issues that affect all Americans.
Obama worked very hard to be an American president. He did not run as a Black president, or as the civil rights president. His stump speech dealt with unity and "we are all in this together. He ran on range of issues; health care, military policy. And, he reached across the aisle and he reach across racial and class lines.
Hillary ran to be a Woman president. Her slogan was "I am with Her". She constantly talked about the "glass ceiling". Her supporters talked about what a "qualified woman" she was.
Obama was inclusive, he campaigned for all Americans. Hillary was running against Americans she called "deplorables".
For the record, Obama served two terms in the White House, Hillary served zero.
Gillibrand has great quotes. She has built a carefully crafted image as a woman candidate who will represent women (although Republican woman probably don't feel she represents them). And that is the problem.
Democrats need another Obama, someone who can rise above identity politics and reach across lines to win over voters in the middle. Gillibrand is busy drawing lines liberals love it... but it will be another electoral disaster.