I see now you were being sarcastic. But still, I want to emphasize there is a world of difference between West and Keyes. Also, sarcasm aside, I don’t support West because he’s a black conservative. I support West for the VP slot because he’s in the top 10 conservatives in America today. Maybe top 5.
Supporting West is absolutely NOT identity politics, as opposed to Rice, which is ONLY identity politics. There’s nothing else there.
So really, your original comment, even if sarcastic, is unfair. Unfair to West, who is NOT the poster boy for identity politics. Not at all.