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in essence there aren't enough angry old white people in flyover country to overcome the strong large educate electoral college states diverse populations
In other words, the GOP doesn’t just have a growing problem with nonwhites; it has a shrinkage problem as well, as conservative white seniors are supplanted by college-educated millennials with different cultural attitudes.
Political scientist Michael McDonald, who analyzes voting and demographic patterns for the U.S. Elections Project, has been taking a hard look at the demographics of 2014 and 2016, and he agrees with Cook and Wasserman about the declining white vote share.
The demographics of 2016 look brutal for Republicans
In other words, the GOP doesn’t just have a growing problem with nonwhites; it has a shrinkage problem as well, as conservative white seniors are supplanted by college-educated millennials with different cultural attitudes.
Political scientist Michael McDonald, who analyzes voting and demographic patterns for the U.S. Elections Project, has been taking a hard look at the demographics of 2014 and 2016, and he agrees with Cook and Wasserman about the declining white vote share.
The demographics of 2016 look brutal for Republicans