Letters to the Editor
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Maybe the title is a little off
But the substance of the article has been said before. The Democrats should be inclusive for all races, classes, religions, etc. The Democrats, however, should not be a party that caters to racists of any kinds. Ditto for religious bigots.
If "White boy" means confederate-flag toting, anti-Black, anti-gay bigots, then of course the Democrats should not pander to such.
At the same time, the Democrats should not be pandering to extremists of any race/religion.
Surely, there is a middle of the road that can attract people from all groups into one big tent. And the Dems should be such a party. Republicans will continue to shrink if they cannot reach out to minority voters, who are becoming a larger part of the electorate and may become the majority (as predicted by demographers) by the middle of this century. Those are the simple facts.