Nate Cohn

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Nate Cohn @Nate_Cohn

A lot of this flowed from the 2012 exit polls, which showed Obama winning just 39% of white voters--lower than any Democrat since Dukakis. But he nonetheless won easily, as Latinos surged to 10% of the electorate and whites fell to just 72% — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 1, 2021

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Nate Cohn @Nate_Cohn

After the 2012 election, the conventional wisdom held that Obama's victories reflected the power of a new coalition of the ascendent, or even an emerging democratic majority, powered by sweeping generational and demographic shifts — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 1, 2021

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This was interpreted to mean that the Republicans had essentially maximized its support among white voters, and the party lost because it lost ground among growing Latino votes. Therefore the RNC autopsy focused on cultural moderation and immigration — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 1, 2021