Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Tribalism

For Commentary, Noah Rothman writes that Hillary Clinton has gone from spokesperson for white Democrats in 2008 to viewing them with distain in 2016. Decreasing numbers of whites are voting Democratic, and many of those who remain - leftist ideologues to a person - are supporting Sanders.

U.S. political parties are becoming increasingly "tribal" or racial in nature, not a new trend but one that continues to grow. Had Obama governed inclusively, he might have reversed the trend. He did not, and has not.