“This showcases just how scared the left is when it comes to Trump’s potential to tear into demographics that Democrats have largely considered theirs.”
FINALLY, someone that gets it. This is the take-away line.
While we are beat up ad nuseum about Republicans needing to attract “other than white voters”, since their white base has nowhere else to turn (other than 3rd party or staying home), virtually nothing is being said about the Democrats themselves TOTALLY REJECTING the values of white voters, and thereby PUTTING THESE VOTERS UP FOR GRABS.
Obama’s people figured they’d need something 45% of white voters to win in 2008. That’s actually not so easy. Between gays and men-hating feminists (about the only white groups that are solid Democrats), you may get 10-15% of the white vote. Beyond that, you get into the blue collar and soccer mom bunch. But the Dems have to fight for them and the EASIEST way to keep them on board is simply to get the Republicans to keep nominating people that won’t try to work for their votes (McCain, Romney, etc.).
Not happening this time.
You're about half way there.
The easiest way to keep working-class whites voting for ANY Democrat is to keep nominating Republicans devoted to destroying their children's futures.
Exactly. It's as if Trump KNEW this as well. Gee who think that a strategic genius would have figured this out before he ran.