Ian Prior: Democrats will face disaster in 2022 if they keep relying on identity politics to win

In Virginia the Republican wins were not about their race, gender, or ethnicity, but rather on the fact that they were better candidates who spoke to issues like education, safe communities, and an optimism for the future.

That false narrative was aided by racially discriminatory focus groups, teacher trainings grounded in critical race theory, and a cooked-up report all by a company called "The Equity Collaborative," which billed Loudoun County taxpayers $500,000 in 2019, and was retained through 2021 at $625 per hour.