Of course, the belief in ethnic bloc voting becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. When a slight Dem tilt among Hispanics and Asians caused the GOP to turn against them, Hispanics and Asians shifted more toward the Dems. Etc. etc. A self-reinforcing cycle.
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Bush's 2006 amnesty attempt, and the 2013 intra-GOP fight over immigration reform, were two moments when the GOP could have turned back to the approach of Reagan, and courted Hispanics and Asians. But they decided against this, and...here we are.
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What will disrupt this bad equilibrium, and save American politics from being an eternal race war? Either: A) More white voters will grow disgusted with the GOP approach and defect, or B) The GOP will find some non-immigration-related issues to attract more Hispanics and Asians.
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As long as both parties see elections in terms of racial bloc voting - where the only way to win is to increase turnout among your own racial blocs or suppress turnout by the other party's racial blocs - American politics will not improve, and the country will decline. (end)
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You were doing ok until you hit "both parties". You should know to use that phrase very thoughtfully. There is no Dem equivalent to GOP focus on white voters.
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Replying to @jgordonshare @Noahpinion
Take it back Noah. You don’t see Ds demonizing whites like Rs do to blacks.
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Replying to @jay_douglass @jgordonshare
Where did I say they did? How can I take back something I never claimed? You have reading comprehension issues, my dude.
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Replying to @Noahpinion @jgordonshare
My mistake if I’m misinterpreting you, but can you see why you’re being called out for a tired both-sides take?
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Replying to @jay_douglass @jgordonshare
Of course I can see why you're (wrongly) calling me out. You're in a hyperpartisan frame of mind, and you interpret every tweet you read in terms of the standard arguments you've read 1000 times before. It's lazy and un-self-aware, but hey.
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Replying to @Noahpinion @jgordonshare
Sadly there’s no shortage of takes like yours. I’m sorry you’re offended by me challenging your doubtless intelllectual superiority. Just your standard twitter dumbass here!
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Instead of just going "NO U", you should read the tweets of the other people who made similar complaints, who quickly realized what I meant!
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Replying to @Noahpinion @jay_douglass
Could we get a
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