Exclusive: Voters of Color Were ‘Driving Force’ Behind Midterm Rout, Say Key Strategists
Time · Philip Elliott ·
In a memo obtained by TIME, top Democratic Party strategists say voters of color swinging back to Democrats proved pivotal in many races,
Tuesday’s Blue Wave was powered by voters of color.
That’s a key takeaway strategists in both parties are clocking as they pore through the results. In a memo obtained exclusively by TIME on Wednesday and soon to circulate among the Democratic National Committee’s bigwigs, two of the Democratic Party’s veteran strategists argue that the blowout would not have been possible without that crucial realignment, one that has enormous consequences for 2028’s presidential field.
“Hispanic and Black voters not only turned out at a massive rate, but also swung back towards Democrats in terms of support levels, relative to the 2024 presidential election,” Tom Bonier and Simon Rosenberg wrote in Wednesday’s memo.