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North Carolina's shift to the left has been rather hard and sudden. Virginia was not as far to the right as NC, but it's also made a rather sudden shift left to the point where it's trending blue in years not so favorable to Democrats. No one would have expected that after Bush carried the state by 8 points in 2004.
NC was the #1 home of the KKK, so that is a major change....
I don't know how we got on the "white" thing since the whole point here is that the people moving into these areas are largely educated and tend liberal. This includes....
Baby Boomers from the NE and even some from the West.
Retirees from Northern States
Tech Workers for such companies as Apple, etc
On the other hand, liberal and educated white folks moving to these places can hurt a "swing state" sometimes - like PA, who ends up left with the more rural and conservative populations because the educated tend to leave (the boonies).
But let's not fool ourselves. In the USA, it's not a matter of liberal or ethic groups, etc. - it's BIG MONEY that swings our elections and controls our politics. Therefore I have little hope for a revolution in governance.
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Demographic change does not mean the end of the GOP. If the USA was 90% non White there then the GOP would elect non White candidates in primaries to run in the general election. Look at the number of diverse leaders the current GOP has despite a base centered in mostly White rural and suburban areas: Rubio, Haley, Tim Scott, etc.
Trump is becoming a gift to the left. He embodies all of the Right's demons in one man, for the world to see. Blue wave coming in November and feel free to quote me on that when November comes.
Maybe, maybe not. But perhaps you should study some history, even if it's just recent history. If there is a blue wave in November, it would certainly not be the first time such a wave occurred. There have been blue waves in the past. There have been red waves in the past. Neither has resulted in the overall elimination or even significant weakening of the opposite party on anything approaching a long term basis. Do you forget 2010 already? That was certainly a blue wave election, yet here we are eight years later with Republicans controlling both houses of Congress plus the White House.
American politics today (as it has been pretty much since the end of WWII) is cyclical. The Dems surge for a bit, but then the electorate becomes dissatisfied and Republicans surge. I don't think this time is any different.
The MEDIA along with their Democrat masters have created a hostile environment for Trump, and are working to see that their IS a Blue wave in November. The easily duped of course will fall for it. Whether they have the numbers to pull it off remain to be seen. However, often there is a Congressional backlash to a new President's first two years. It happened to Obama, Clinton, and other presidents before them.
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