[Once-Ler]

The 'rats are really having a hard time with this.
Claims that pubbies are racist might hold some weight when we were a minority opinion, but much harder to sell when we hold a majority.
Racism was the tool to keep us a minority party.

I don't think it's gonna wash now.

[blam]

"I don't think it's gonna wash now."

Nope, it's just driving middle-class (suburban) Democrats to the Republicans.