I’ve believed for years that the Dems are never going to break through in this political environment until they relearn how to win elections outside of the big cities in the west coast and the northeast. This just raises the urgency of figuring out how to do that.
Voters of color aren’t as liberal as a lot of white liberals. Culturally, t…
I’ve believed for years that the Dems are never going to break through in this political environment until they relearn how to win elections outside of the big cities in the west coast and the northeast. This just raises the urgency of figuring out how to do that.
Voters of color aren’t as liberal as a lot of white liberals. Culturally, they’re more conservative on most issues besides race, and they’re quite a bit more pragmatic on race and other issues than many white liberals who don’t face the consequences of lost elections. It’s not a given that they’re going to turn the southern districts they inhabit blue. They may just integrate and vote more Republican. If Democrats don’t get better on the ground and figure out how to reach those voters, instead of assuming they’ll vote the same way as people of color in blue bastions, then they’re going to be in trouble.
I’ve believed for years that the Dems are never going to break through in this political environment until they relearn how to win elections outside of the big cities in the west coast and the northeast. This just raises the urgency of figuring out how to do that.
Voters of color aren’t as liberal as a lot of white liberals. Culturally, they’re more conservative on most issues besides race, and they’re quite a bit more pragmatic on race and other issues than many white liberals who don’t face the consequences of lost elections. It’s not a given that they’re going to turn the southern districts they inhabit blue. They may just integrate and vote more Republican. If Democrats don’t get better on the ground and figure out how to reach those voters, instead of assuming they’ll vote the same way as people of color in blue bastions, then they’re going to be in trouble.