Is Demography Still Destiny After 2024?

Donald Trump lost the Hispanic vote by a much smaller margin than he and other Republican candidates lost it in the past.

Ruben Navarrette : Fears that immigration will shift the political center leftward must be unfounded.

He says party coalitions change, but group ideological preferences are more persistent.

A better explanation for Republicans ’ shrinking deficit with Hispanic voters is the same shifting party coalitions that produced West Virginia’s Dukakis-Trump voters.

Republicans under Trump have de-emphasized free market economics in favor of more populist appeals on issues such as trade, entitlement spending, and union support.

Democrats have increased their focus on social activism and lifestyle issues affecting educated professionals.