Blurring the Lines: Shifting Politics and Identity

There is a growing concern these daysabout how groups are defined by some key factors. Years ago, this concernwas mainly associated with select groups in the Southern U. S. but today, many people point fingers at the progressive left. One alternative view is that the voting base of the Democratic Party is fragile. There are many reasons for this but something important happens in 2024. The United States President from that year didn'tsupport the idea of prioritizing racial factors in what he was calling for. This surprised many people, because he also won support from minority voters. Trump, a controversial name for many, had a lot offollowers who were black. Before some people might have dismissed this asjust big names backing him up, but it's important to look at how his words were reaching minority voters. The impact of his presence in politics started to make race-centric conversation less popular. People didn't see the lines of race, ethnicity, and identity as solid anymore. Trump exhibited a particular way of talking and doing things that managed to attract a various minority voters. A good example of groups like white Hispanics getting more involved in politics, is what happened in Texas. Thiselection cycle, Trump had a whole new voting base that was made up of these minorities. This left the majority of the politiciansscrambling because they realized the words "Hispanic" and "minority" do not mean the same thing anymore. But this election cycle showed that minorities don't identify as one single thing in their political belief. Many minorities actually agree withTrump's way of talking about things. The current political conflict between Democrats and minoritiescan be thought of in terms of economic issues. Trump was good at addressing problems like inflation, taxes, and unemployment. This helped him reach out to minority voters. As these issues are very important to minority voters, they are not fascinated by issues like immigration and gender issues. This might sound surprising, but many minority voters, who come from different backgrounds, have these issues as their top priority. Now, looking at all this, maybe the 2024 election cycle saw an important moment in time and politics. Fun Fact:Mexicans who did not live in the U. S. were unsure about how much they were willing to support Trump in the 2024 election. Democrats have been relying on race for many years in their political strategies but it might be time to start looking at alternative approaches to vote winning. .