BY FROMA HARROP The recent primaries, particularly on the Democratic side, have unleashed a pack of first-ism cliches. If elected in November, Andrew Gillum would become “Florida’s first black governor” [CNN]. Stacey Abrams in Georgia could be “America’s first black female governor” [Time]. Jared Polis, the Democratic nominee in Colorado, could become “America’s first openly […]
Identity Politics Are A Double-Edged Sword
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