Axios

Zoom out: Something bigger had been exploding across society, politics and business. Democrats, business and the media pushed diversity, equity and inclusion from an aspiration to a de facto mandate.

The new language of inclusivity included Latinx, a word that even many Latino groups rolled their eyes at. “Some Democrats are finally waking up and realizing that woke is broke,” Dowd wrote.
These topics stirred white college men to vote in unusually high numbers. College women, stirred by concerns over abortion restrictions, were expected to offset the male surge. It didn’t happen.