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gollygee

(22,336 posts) Tue Nov 22, 2016, 07:55 PM Nov 2016

I'm so sick of hearing about "identity politics"

Of course my identity influences who gets my vote. It must be nice to have an identity that you don't have to consider when you vote. However, my identity as a woman leaves me vulnerable to problems depending on who is in power. (See my signature line.)