understand what I wrote. I don't think I'm getting through what I wish you read. The democrat platform is about identity politics which is DEI. By THAT very nature coupled with the prefiguration of what will be as a result of DEI it will always be in the minds of appointments by democrats that have already announced that as a priority. Conversely, the republicans look at the individual and has never sold out to DEI, which by the way (DEI) also hurts qualified minorities by not having merit as the goal. THE dems promote DEI, rather than merit, and reap the consequences as a result.