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Starved of white voters, Tuesday night was 2010 redux for Democrats
At the root of the Democratic problem is the party’s lack of appeal among white voters, or – some Democrats might argue – the ease with which Republicans can take advantage of Georgia’s racially polarized politics.. . .
The answer, under those calculations, is that Democrats won approximately 23 percent of the white vote on Tuesday night. Which is about what Roy Barnes did in 2010. Nunn and Carter needed 30 percent of the white vote to be viable.
For a party whose viability is based on a biracial coalition, that’s a serious chasm — not just for 2016, but 2018 as well.
The answer, under those calculations, is that Democrats won approximately 23 percent of the white vote on Tuesday night. Which is about what Roy Barnes did in 2010. Nunn and Carter needed 30 percent of the white vote to be viable.
For a party whose viability is based on a biracial coalition, that’s a serious chasm — not just for 2016, but 2018 as well.