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« on: March 16, 2015, 10:01:17 AM » |
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Three possible routes, ranked from most plausible to least plausible
1) Double-down on identity politics. Do whatever the GOP can to expand their appeal among whites in the region and bring the sizable Asian minority population in the region into their coalition. Getting enough white voters and peeling off enough of the Asian vote will isolate and defeat the Democrats, who rely more on white voters in this region than in any other in the country, with the possible exception of lily-white New England.
2) Become Democrats-lite. Become 'agnostic' on same-sex marriage and abortion rights, and do something to reach out to minority voters that typically vote for Democrats. Token support for legislation on the environment, women's rights, and civil rights would probably also help.
3) Go to the left. Extremely unlikely, but they'd be able to peel off the working class part of the Democratic coalition, meld the trade union apparatus to itself, and bring in a lot of nonvoters into the political system.
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