2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Where was the sympathy for Bush voters [View all]BainsBane
(54,854 posts)Or that the party doesn't need to make changes. What I asked is why people have decided that the white male Trump voters require special consideration that wasn't evident in previous losses.
And we don't need to win elections to challenge voter disenfranchisement. That is done through the courts. Additionally, control over elections happens at the state level. I believe focus on state elections, as opposed to an obsession with the presidency to the exclusion of everything else, is key to strengthening the Democratic Party.
Now the irony is that some the same people (not you) arguing that white male voters require particular attention are also announcing that those Jewish Americans who have trouble with Ellison as DNC chair should just leave the party. So what is that about? Is it that the concern is Bernie and promoting him and whatever he determines? Or is it that white Christian male voters who showed a willingness to vote for a White Supremacist administration are somehow preferable to Jews or disenfranchised people of color?