Demographics Is Not Destiny

Roger Berkowitz
It is a widespread faith amongst many on the left that the coming majority minority population will lead to increasingly left-wing politics. Mickey Kaus offers 14 reasons why this is wrong and dangerous. Here are a few (read the rest here):

1. It’s obnoxious. Those non-ascendant conservative rural losers are headed for history’s dustbin!
2. It’s wrong in part because it’s obnoxious. The non-ascendant could smell the contempt. They voted for Trump
3. It encouraged Dems to play identity politics. How else to get ascendant blocs to vote as blocs? Always Be Playing the Race Card. 
4. It encouraged Democratic complacency. After all, victory—powered by all that demographic growth — was inevitable. “The Next America”!

5. In particular, it discouraged Dems from reaching out to outsiders or opponents. Who needs ‘em? No cause for rethinking. Certainly no need to listen to culturally backwards Republicans, who could be safely demonized as bigots etc. (which helps hold the mighty CofA together). …