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Matter of Opinion

‘Mountain Dew and Racism’: Identity Enters the Election

Matter of Opinion

New York Times Opinion

Society & Culture, Ross Douthat, News, New York Times, Journalism

4.27.2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 August 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

The 2024 presidential race is officially in its identity politics stage. From “White Dudes for Harris,” to “D.E.I. candidate” accusations, the hosts debate how race and racism are being deployed in the second week of the Harris v. Trump election.

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0:00.0

Wait, we're going to talk about identity politics in this campaign and not talk about

0:04.7

Jee Vance and women and parents.

0:09.1

Don't you have a flight to catch Carlos?

0:11.1

From New York Times opinion, I'm Lydia Polgreen.

0:16.0

I'm Ross Dauthit.

0:17.0

I'm Carlos Luzada.

0:18.0

And this is matter of opinion. Well, surprise surprise, it didn't take long for Kamala Harris's identity to be politicized

0:36.2

now that she's running for president. Just this week, Trump questioned her racial identity

0:40.4

at a black journalist conference, insisting that she wasn't really black.

0:44.3

I didn't know she was black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn black and

0:49.2

now she wants to be known as black. So I don't know is she Indian or is she black. She is always

0:54.0

identified as a black woman. I respect either one. I respect either one but she

0:58.4

obviously doesn't because she was Indian all the way and then all of a sudden she made a turn and she went

1:03.9

she became a black person just to be clear sir do you believe I think somebody should

1:08.7

look into that too when you ask a continue in a very hostile nasty town.

1:13.8

And at the same time, race and gender

1:15.5

seem to be animating Harris supporters.

1:17.6

Have either of you guys seen merch for white dudes for Harris?

1:20.3

Have you stocked up?

1:21.0

Or Carlos maybe the Latinos for Harris is more your speed?

1:24.4

Carlos was on both of those calls, right, in a tribute to the complexity of identity.

1:31.1

Yeah, you know, when did I just become Peruvian?

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