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Increasing defections are puncturing the voters of color myth
By Will Marshall
Founder and President of the Progressive Policy Institute
for The Hill
The Democrats’ eroding support among Hispanic, Black, and Asian American voters is making progressive heads explode. Aren’t voters of color supposed to be a solid pillar of the party’s base?
Evidently not. Democrats, says 538 statistician Nate Silver, are “hemorrhaging” support among nonwhite voters. That’s the main reason President Biden is trailing Donald Trump in many presidential polls.
This development has triggered much speculation among political scientists and journalists about whether the United States is undergoing a “racial realignment.” There’s no denying Biden’s sagging support among nonwhite voters, but it seems to have more to do with class than race.
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 Andrew Fung
Economic Policy Analyst
Andrew Fung is an Economic Policy Analyst with the Progressive Policy Institute. His work focuses on the intersection of the economy, technology, and innovation.
Before joining PPI, Andrew was a part of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Technology Project, where he wrote on issues including AI, 5G, the internet of things, and antitrust regulation. He also interned with the Office of Barack and Michelle Obama, Congressman Ro Khanna, and in the California State Senate and Assembly.
Andrew graduated from American University with a Master’s in Public Policy and B.A.s in Political Science and Economics. He was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, and enjoys doing crosswords, rock climbing, and watching movies in his free time.
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