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Actually, Democrats, You Don't Need Those White Men
Metropolitan areas in the Sun Belt are blue and growing.
Metropolitan areas like Atlanta are blue and growing.
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The Republican Party kept telling Donald Trump that he needed to win over demographic groups outside the conservative base, like Hispanics. He didn't. He won anyway.
Well, Democrats, take heart. You, too, can ignore well-meaning advice from your allies. Disregard anyone who tells you to reach beyond your base. You don't need working-class white men. You already have the constituencies that you need.