How Did the Democrats Get Here?
Politics tamfitronics Much ink has been spilled about the coming political realignment: the economic and demographic shifts that are pushing traditionally Democratic voters—people of color, the working class—into the arms of Republicans, while the liberal base is increasingly populated by suburbanites and college-educated voters. The extent to which the party system is undergoing a political realignment is far from certain, however, as the majority of Blacks and Latinos still vote Democratic, and the Republican Party remains the home of political and religious conservatives, such as evangelical Christians. Yet the shifts seem to be accelerating: Take, for example, the Harris presidential campaign receiving the backing of former vice president Dick Cheney in addition to 200 other Republicans who had formerly worked with President George W. Bush, Mitt Romney, or John McCain. Given all of this, does...
