One more thing about this statement by Mitch McConnell: He is acknowledging that the GOP not only won't Senate seats in potential states of DC and Puerto Rico; he is saying that the GOP won't even try because that would mean broadening its appeal to the non-white people.
Democrats are actively trying to win Senate races in red states; they are even trying to turn red states blue. That has meant compromising some things in deeply red states, as with Manchin in WV and Jones in AL. But the GOP barely makes an effort in NY or CA.
Think about that: The GOP has given up on blue states. Democrats have not given up on red states. That tells you what you need to know about the potential for the declining power of the GOP.
We know the only reason the GOP has any power is because of the anti-democratic institutions of the Senate and the Electoral College. If Democrats can pry the Senate away with wins in red states, it's over for Republicans.
And McConnell's admission up there is what we all know: the GOP is dead if we actually enfranchise all Americans. That should be the goal for Democrats. Not just victory. But the elimination of the Republican Party as an entity in American politics.
The GOP deserves nothing less.
In the first tweet in this thread, it should be "won't win." Insert usual rage about no edit button.
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