1. Democratic leadership class remains committed to the idea that the future of the party is with suburban Republicans. I have my doubts.
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3. “For every blue-collar Democrat we lose in western Pennsylvania, we will pick up two moderate Republicans in the suburbs in Philadelphia, and you can repeat that in Ohio and Illinois and Wisconsin.” Chuck Schumer, 2016. Didn't work out that way!
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4. More thoughts here:https://newrepublic.com/article/146345/democrats-risky-pursuit-suburban-republicans …
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PoC + white college women.
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I don’t think that means it will continue to not have success. Sometimes trends take a few cycles to pay off
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The number of suburban CD’s where Clinton outperformed Trump are near the number to flip the House. Those districts are also racially diverse. Coupled with holding Trump/Democratic districts and a Trump backlash and you’ve got a wave
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Dems must embrace non-white bloc and go left on policy
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Sure worked in Virginia and Alabama, though! But why are these goals in contention? Winning requires both persuasion and turnout. The former (swing voters) is sexier to the media. So what?
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Pre empt: Of course Jones couldn't have won w/o huge minority turnout. Election results have multiple causes.
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