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In battleground areas, suburban women of color could swing momentum toward Democrats
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Ask just about any pundit, political strategist, or candidate and they will tell you that the key to victory in many swing states in 2020 is “suburban women,” a term that is often shorthand for white women — particularly when Trump talks about them, but also in media portrayals of suburban activists.
But suburban women of color are playing an important role in turning Georgia and other often-reliably Republican states, like Arizona, Texas, and North Carolina, into political battlegrounds. Their votes, activism, and candidacies in diversifying counties have already flipped local offices and Congressional districts from red to blue, and they will be a key part of any coalition that swings a statewide prize, like a Senate seat or a new haul of electoral votes, back to Democrats next week.
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