Former White House chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon said the left's embrace of identity politics is ammunition for his goals. I can’t get enough of it.”House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) said identity politics exploits fear and ignorance by dividing Americans for personal gain. But multiple conservatives over the past week proved that they do value identity politics as long as people belong to the correct identity group: the Republican Party. She told reporters that her support for Moore is rooted in his political identity group. Perhaps using Moore's political identity is a move to unify a party that has experienced much division this year.

Source: Washington Post November 22, 2017 17:25 UTC