Sounding more like a feminist fan than a "correspondent," Kasie Hunt has enthused over the proliferation of women candidates in the 2020 Dem field.

Appearing on today's Morning Joe, MSNBC correspondent Hunt said it was a "real victory" that the fact that Harris is the third woman [along with Elizabeth Warren and Tulsi Gabbard] to have announced her candidacy is "unremarkable." Sounds like "correspondent" Hunt is cheering for Team Woman.

As for Harris's campaign strategy, if you're a man in the Midwest, don't hold your breath waiting for Kamala to come knocking at your door. Hunt said that Harris is basically writing off that demographic, in favor of appealing to the "coalition of the ascendant."

Note also that Hunt claims that it's a sign of "real progress" that Harris is embracing the fact that she is African-American. True, to the extent that it reflects a less race-conscious America. But not progress at all in the sense that Harris is overtly making her campaign about identity politics, which is what the "coalition of the ascendant" is about. Harris claims that she wants to unite America. But identity politics is really about dividing America into little camps.

Here's the transcript.





MSNBC

Morning Joe

1/28/19

7:19 am ET