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The idea that demographics alone will invariably force the southwest states blue is an argument that’s been around for decades - longer than I have been alive. Progressive constituencies don’t manifest out of thin air — they have to be built and maintained by organization. https://twitter.com/dylanlscott/status/1303717364987564032
There’s a lot of people who think the politics of Los Angeles shifted towards a progressive bent just because of an influx of immigrants into the area. That willfully ignores all the immigrant organizing that went into building a progressive, pro-worker consensus in the city.
Don’t take my word for it - you can read part of the story here: https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/how-immigrant-activists-changed-los-angeles
It’s reductive and very stupid of the Democrats to expect Latinos will just vote blue no matter what — that’s an expectation not borne out in the election data. Outreach and organization are required.
You know who got that? That old, white, class-reductionist Bernie Sanders.
You know who got that? That old, white, class-reductionist Bernie Sanders.
