The roadmap to Democrats' longterm political power? A multiracial coalition Ian Haney López and Kristian Ramos

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Conventional political wisdom splits groups into contending racial camps – a framing which blinds Democrats to their own greatest strength
The key to the Democrats’ 2020 win in the United States is hiding in plain sight: their success in forming a multiracial coalition. Whereas Republicans relied overwhelmingly on white voters alone, poll data indicates that Democrats convinced white voters along with Latino, Black, Asian American and Native American voters to form a powerful coalition. The Democrats’ success in 2020 provides a roadmap to winning future elections.
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