Democrats should embrace identity politics rather than running away from the issue, Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams said on Wednesday. Conservatives have criticized identity politics as a way of fragmenting the electorate according to their skin color and other attributes. But according to Abrams, identity politics helped her party connect with voters. HEMINGWAY ON GILLIBRAND'S 'IDENTITY POLITICS' PUSH: 'COME UP WITH A BETTER GIMMICK THAN BEING YOUNG AND A WOMAN'She also pushed back on criticism of the tactic, arguing that detractors used the term "identity politics" as a "dog whistle." Abrams caught scrutiny after she refused to concede her loss in the Georgia governor's race in 2018, citing allegations of voter suppression.

Source: Fox News May 24, 2019 17:15 UTC