Does the Democratic party have a future?
The Republicans, to be sure, have their own problem with non-Hispanic white nativists. Both parties need to start thinking about how to appeal to the suburban, middle-income American voter of 2050 who may be Mexican on Cinco De Mayo, Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, German during Oktoberfest, and Anglo-American on Thanksgiving Day.
Nope.
The left’s death-knell is evident by the results from the last mid-terms, where young people, the left, Democrats generally, and minorities barely voted (See: The Democratic slaughter, November 2014).
It seems the right will take over for the next few decades. Blue collar voters jumped ship and now vote Republican. GenX is also turning right, as is the rising white middle-class.
These are huge shifts, and Democrats blew their chance. Now, as freshly minted Republicans, these newbies are more likely to participate in democracy. They vote. They go to town hall meetings. They volunteer on their town’s local committees, such as their city planning boards and environmental committees. They draft bills (yes, you can draft a bill). These new Republicans are more likely to comment on EIS’s and data mine the Federal Register. They visit their state representatives, and donate to their campaigns.
They also run for office. And they get elected because they participate in democracy.
These are powerful tools that the left, especially the enviro-left, are not only abandoning, but are increasingly clueless about. The right is in control not because they bully people, not because of some conspiracy, but because they participate in democracy.
If I get at least any of my followers (who are not necessarily Americans) to read this and consider participating in the democracy, maybe this blog of mine won’t be as pointless as I often think it is.
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