Going off of the question about white people preferring a white president, how much does identity influence your vote (obviously can’t speak for its subconscious effect)? Will you refuse to vote for a candidate who is old and white? Will you vote for a woman because they are a woman?

As a gay man, I am glad to see that a gay candidate (Buttigieg) is getting votes and that his homosexuality doesn’t seem to be negatively affecting his chances. I think those of us in underrepresented minority groups are naturally satisfied to see “one of our own” succeed especially if we thought it might prevent them from doing so. But I won’t vote for him just because he is gay. Identity isn’t that important to me.

Topics: politics, voting, identity, votes, presidential election