What a bunch of hypocritical cant. The author accuses Republicans of engaging in "identity politics," while Hillary Clinton shamelessly panders to the hate-whitey #BlackLivesMatter thugs. I suppose that in liberal doublethink that's not identity politics.
The small grain of truth about the Clinton's "fiscal conservatism" is that Federal spending and the welfare state didn't grow any more under the Clintons that it did under the Bushes. However, setting the bar that low just gives us a case of damnation through faint praise.
For all his faults (and they are EPIC), Bill Clinton was a pragmatist. The Republicans had control of the House for 6 of his 8 years in office. The fact that spending and welfare didn’t rise too much then is the result of Republican oversight. Clinton saw the tide turn and went along with it. Obama saw the tide turn and is openly defying the will of the people.