I think “identity politics”, like all Democrat “issues”, is completely fake.
They talk about poverty, social justice, racism, BLM, climate change, Covid19, etc., but they don’t actually care about any of those things - they are just opportunities to create divisions, politically exploit and get elected.
Same with electing the first woman of color. They don’t give a crap about that - look at their primaries - it came down to two old white men! If anyone is racist it is the Democrats.
That’s not to say a woman of color won’t get elected - they will certainly run a woman of color - as soon as they find one they think can win or help the ticket. That’s what happened with Obama - he didn’t win because he was black - he won in spite of it.
“That’s what happened with Obama - he didn’t win because he was black - he won in spite of it.”
Except for the above I agree with all you say. Obama won because he was black and a good part of the voting public was ashamed to NOT vote for him lest they feel racist.
Had a white man run instead of Obama and he had the identical experience, backround and policies they would have lost in a landslide.