Straight white male savior is dumb

The idea that Democrats should nominate a 'straight white Christian man' to win over biased voters is misguided; recent downballot wins by diverse candidates in swing states show bias is not a decisive barrier, and adopting that strategy would shrink the talent pool and spotlight the party's identity‑politics problem. Choosing nominees should focus on competence and electability across the party's bench, not an assumed demographic shortcut. — This reframes the 2028 nominating debate: it warns against demographic tokenism as a supposed electability fix and pushes parties to reckon with perception and talent tradeoffs.