Interesting to see that those of us interested in identity politics tend to be strong Hillary supporters and those of us interested in economics seem to be the Bernie folk. No wonder Hillary had a more diverse coalition.
It has been this way the whole time. Clinton, although she ran on a platform that was officially very progressive, intentionally deemphasized the economic aspects of her policies. She's naturally a third way type of Democrat, just like Bill and Obama. They've largely abandoned the traditional economic populism of the Democratic Party for technocracy, globalization, and identity politics with some social justice thrown in the mix. I believe this is a result of the demographics they represent - upper middle class and college educated Whites, and minorities. The former of these are notoriously fiscally moderate to conservative and socially conscious (shop Whole Foods, frequent Starbucks, practice yoga, anti-war, emphasizing inclusion, etc). Us Bernie supporters preferred his emphasis on economic issues. We loved his social justice values as well, but economics is simply the number one priority.
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