A fine editorial, but it makes the error of assuming that today's Republican Party is serious about opposing the Democrats. If the last two Presidential elections are any indication, this is not the case.
Today's Republican Party cares not a whit whether it gives the Democrats 7,200,000 new votes. That is, as long as the caviar at the latest cocktail party is fresh.
And as long as...God forbid!...nobody calls them "racist"!