Reply #18: Yep, we going to lose more and more over the next few years

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just as we lost poor white people thanks to AM hate radio. And lost a lot of middle class workers when as unions were broken in the 80's, I think we will lose people of color in the next decade to complacency and the rise of religious fundamentalism.

While we still appeal to many Blacks and Latinos because of support for labor rights, civil rights, etc., I think we will lose many from the pull of religion to the right. It's no secret that the left doesn't embrace the God factor (and correctly so in my opinion). But the GOP has God in it's back pocket. And for many, being a Christian is more important than being a Democrat.

But ultimately, the lack of leadership and complacency of Dems in the last 20 years has done more damage.