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Trump Is Aggravating Republicans' Race Problem
A white-nonwhite divide will hurt the party.
Making America white again.
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A recent CNN/ORC poll doesn't answer the question of when Republicans will run out of demographic road as the nation's electorate grows less white. But it contains a hint that the distance between Republicans and Hispanic and Asian voters is unlikely to shrink so long as Donald Trump's heyday continues.
Trump hit a new peak in the poll; he tops the field with support from 32 percent of Republican voters. Republican leaders looking for a bright spot should look elsewhere: Trump was the second choice of 18 percent of Republicans.