[Swizec]

Yes and uber partisanship is identity. We even call it identifying with your party affiliation.

You can see this in how people say “I am a democrat/republican”. They don’t say vote or belong to or member of, people very explicitly talk about it as an identity and both or all parties encourage that.

[wbsss4412]

It is, but is distinct from the meaning of “identity politics” and not making that distinction causes confusion.